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[LB] The Sumy, Zaporizhzhya, Dnipropetrovsk, Luhansk, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, Kherson, and Donetsk regions were also under enemy fire.
by Iryna Lysohor
The Russians fired five times in the Chernihiv region yesterday. Rockets from a helicopter, mortars, artillery and guided aerial bombs were fired at the Novgorod-Siversky District. In two border villages, four private houses were damaged, two local residents were injured, according to a report from OVA as of this morning.
The Russians pounded Sumy twice with mortars at night and in the morning . They shot at the settlements of Myropilsk and Novoslobidsk communities. It passed without damage. Yesterday, during the day, the Russians carried out 17 shelling of the border.
More than 80 explosions were recorded. Settlements of Znob-Novgorod, Esman, Yunakiv, Bilopol, Mykolaiv, Velikopysariv communities were shelled. Znob-Novgorod community: the Russians fired mortars, as a result of the shelling, a bridge on a local highway was destroyed. Two private residential buildings were damaged.
In Zaporizhzhia, 24 towns and villages suffered from enemy strikes. Among them are Orihiv, Gulyaipole, Kamianske, Stepnohirsk, Omelnyk, Pavlivka, Novodanilivka, and Zaliznychne. The enemy launched 95 attacks: 87 artillery attacks, three UAV attacks, two air attacks, two rocket salvo fire systems and one rocket attack. A total of 88 reports of the destruction of civilian objects were recorded. People survived.
In Dnipropetrovsk, the enemy continues to attack the Nikopol district, yesterday it attacked Nikopol, Marganetska and Myrivska communities. At night, the Russian army targeted the Nikopol district four times. Nikopol itself was under attack, as well as Chervonogrigorivsk and Marganetsk communities. The enemy fired with heavy artillery. There are no dead or injured. Information about the consequences is being clarified.
In the Luhansk region, on May 11, Stelmakhivka, Makiivka, Nevske, and Bilogorivka came under enemy fire. The enemy carried out airstrikes on Grekivka and Bilogorivka. The main battles continue to be fought in the Serebryan Forestry, but the enemy has no success there. In just one day, the enemy fired 96 rounds (417 shells). The pressure on the local population of the Russians increases every day. In Svatovo, those who refused an enemy passport had 30% deducted from their wages.
In Kharkivskain the Slobozhansk direction, during the past day, the enemy carried out mortar and artillery attacks on the settlements of Guryiv, Hlyboke, Staritsa, Bugruvatka, Ohirtseve, Gatishche, Vovchansk, Tykh, Synelnikove, Zybyne, Bochkove, Budarki, and Velikiy Burluk. On the Kupyansk direction, Odradne, Dvorichanske, Kamianka, Topoli, Krasne Pershe, Figolivka, Novomlynsk, Dvorichna and Tabaivka came under enemy fire.
In Veliky Burluka of the Kupyan district, trade pavilions on the market and at least seven private residential buildings, a courthouse and a lyceum were damaged, private cars and transport of KP "Vodokanal" were destroyed, and a fire broke out. A 16-year-old girl and women aged 43 and 62 were injured and hospitalized. Doctors assess their condition as moderate. As a result of shelling in Vovchansk, a private residential building was damaged.
In Donetsk, the Russians carried out 30 attacks, using the S-300 air defense system, an air strike with a bomb with a planning and correction module (the type of air bomb was not established), another air strike (the type of missile was not established), the Grad, Smerch, mortar, artillery Kostyantynivka, Sloviansk, Chasiv Yar, Kramatorsk, Toretsk, Kurakhove, Avdiivka, Velika Novosilka, New York, Dibrova, Druzhba, Novoselivka Persha, Umanske, and Yasnohirka were affected.
A total of 44 residential buildings (13 of them multi-apartment buildings), an office building, a cinema, four civilian cars, six garages, a motorcycle, two workshops of PJSC "Energomashspetsstal", a gym, five utility buildings, and two shops were damaged. One civilian was killed and 12 wounded in Donetsk region during the day.
In Mykolaivska this morning, the enemy carried out an artillery bombardment of the water area of the Ochakivska community. There are no casualties. Yesterday, as a result of enemy strikes with anti-aircraft missiles on the settlement of Kutsurubsk community, two residential buildings were damaged. There were no casualties.
In Khersonskaduring the day, the enemy carried out 80 shellings (339 shells), of which there were four shellings (12 shells) on Kherson. In a field near the village of Blagodatne of the Chornobayiv community, two men came across a Russian mine. As a result of the detonation, one person died, and the second received minor injuries. Odradokamyanka of the Tyagin territorial community came under attack from the enemy.
As a result of the shelling, the pensioners' spouses were injured and were taken to the hospital. As a result of enemy shelling of the Romashkovo Bilozersk community, a woman received moderate injuries. In Kherson, the occupiers targeted the territory of a communal transport company. The roof of the building and the trolley bus were damaged due to enemy shelling.
Also, Russian artillery hit the building of the Kherson multidisciplinary gymnasium No. 20. A fire broke out due to the impact of an enemy projectile. which was eliminated by the rescuers. There were no casualties. The enemy also targeted the hospital building, the territory and buildings of two critical infrastructure enterprises in Kherson. In just one day, one person died and four were injured due to Russian aggression. 88 people were evacuated from the de-occupied territory of the region.
We will remind you that the Russians continue to concentrate their main efforts on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiiv and Marin directions - 44 enemy attacks were repulsed. The fiercest battles continue for the cities of Bakhmut and Maryinka.
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[Korrespondent] 22:50 There was a loud explosion in Melitopol, electricity, water and communications were lost in the eastern and northern districts of the city and even in the surrounding villages, Mayor Ivan Fedorov said.
22:47 For three days of counter-offensive actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Bakhmut direction, 17.3 sq. km , said the speaker of the Eastern Group of Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Sergey Cherevaty.
21:13 Zelensky announced another sanctions package: “By his decree, he imposed restrictive measures on the property of Russian companies in Ukraine and on the property of Ukrainian economic entities associated with them. Sometimes even critical infrastructure facilities and key strategic enterprises were under their control. Today we are overcoming these risks. Sanctions have also been imposed on companies associated with Medvedchuk and other sanctioned persons, founders, managers, beneficiaries of pro-Russian companies that own significant assets in Ukraine."
20:45 IAEA Director Rafael Grossi intends to submit an agreement to the UN Security Council this month to protect the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, Reuters reports citing diplomats.
20:32 The Russians have been shelling Nikopol and the Marganets community of the Dnipropetrovsk region from heavy artillery all day - one person was injured, said the chairman of the regional council Nikolai Lukashuk. Three private houses were destroyed, a church, gas pipelines, and electrical networks were damaged.
20:19 In addition to understaffing the units that suffered losses in manpower, the Russians are also forming new units, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said. Thus, in the Stavropol Territory, the formation of a separate motorized rifle brigade began on the funds of the Southern Military District. The vast majority of those who signed the contract are not motivated to participate in hostilities, but they strive to earn money.
19:44 Speaker of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yuriy Ignat did not confirm the information that Ukrainian air defense is supposedly 90-100% effective. According to him, such a percentage can only be discussed when the Russian Federation uses the type of weapons that can shoot down air defense forces - Caliber, Kh-101, Kh-555 cruise missiles, drones. According to Ignat, "here the percentage of defeat is about 75-80%, maybe 90%, and with some kind of attack, even 100%."
But this does not apply to all hostile weapons, Ignat emphasized. Thus, Ukrainian forces cannot yet shoot down Kh-22, Kh-31p, Oniks, S-300 missiles, guided bombs, etc. "One gets the impression that supposedly Ukraine's air defense is already 90% effective. No, it's not, unfortunately. We need to strengthen. The old Soviet systems still form the basis of air defense," Ignat emphasized.
19:13 Telegram channels write about strong explosions in Lugansk. Local residents report that before the strikes, a jet sound similar to the passage of missiles was heard. According to their information, the blows were inflicted on the oil depot and on the Polipak plant, which was used as a supply point and a repair base for the Russian army.
19:08 Private cases of arms exports from South Africa to Russia did take place, but no one provided permission at the government level for this, said the head of the country's Ministry of Communications, Mondi Gumbulele.
18:31 Zelensky clarified in an evening video message that five sanctions packages were approved today. In addition to the confiscation of the Russian share of Zaporizhstal, sanctions packages have been approved that continue the course of isolating and blocking the Russian military industry.
18:24 The German concern Rheinmetall has concluded an agreement with Ukroboronprom on the establishment of a joint venture for the repair of tanks in Ukraine, General Director Armin Papperger said. According to the agreement, Rheinmetall and Ukroboronprom create a joint venture in which 51% of the shares and management belong to the German side. Cooperation will concern the maintenance and repair of armored vehicles in Ukraine, and the construction of tanks will be prepared in parallel.
18:19 Beijing sends its special envoy to Ukraine, whom Putin awarded the Order of Friendship medal. This, of course, worries the Ukrainians, but in Kyiv they say that they will stand their ground and will not make concessions to Russia. More details - in the material Chinese friend of the Russian Federation goes to Kiev .
18:02 In the west of Crimea, Russian air defense shot down a drone, said the "head" of the occupied peninsula Sergey Aksyonov. According to him, there were no casualties and no damage, the situation is "under control."
17:59 Putin spoke on the phone with the President of South Africa, including Ukraine, the Kremlin said. The President of the Russian Federation supported the idea of his colleague from South Africa on the participation of a group of African leaders in the discussion of the settlement of the "conflict" in Ukraine.
17:43 Belgium will transfer to Ukraine 92 million euros received as part of taxes on profits from the 250.6 billion euros of Russian assets frozen in the country, the government announced.
How much does that offset Russian profits on sales of confiscated Ukrainian wheat?
17:40 In the Dzhankoy region of Crimea, a Mi-28 helicopter crashed, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. The department claims that it was a planned training flight without ammunition. Both pilots were killed, there is no destruction on the ground. The preliminary cause of the crash is "technical failure".
17:37 South Africa declares neutrality in the war unleashed by Russia against Ukraine, but the United States believes that weapons were supplied from the republic to the Russians. The case has grown into an international scandal. Read more in the material Weapons for Russia .
17:19 Zelensky announced that he signed decrees on the introduction of several sanctions packages: "The first sanctions package is against Zaporizhstal. By his decree, he imposed restrictive measures on 41 people - 13 individuals and 28 legal ones, - with the help of which the Russian Federation retained control over the enterprise, harmed our economy. We are launching a procedure for the confiscation of the Russian share - it will work for Ukraine and Ukrainians."
16:56 Zelensky said that he had a telephone conversation with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak: "Thanked for the significant strengthening of our capabilities with long-range Storm Shadow missiles and for other indispensable military assistance. We discussed further defense cooperation. We coordinated positions before future international events. In particular we need clear signals about Ukraine's future with NATO."
16:28 On the morning of May 12, there was an explosion in Melitopol. The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation reported that as a result of the explosion, the "acting deputy minister of construction" of the occupied Zaporozhye region was wounded and hospitalized.
16:11 Ukraine sees signs of exhaustion of Russian troops in the Bakhmut direction, spokesman for the Eastern Group of Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Serhiy Cherevaty said: "Our defense operation is going well, the enemy is being exhausted and bled. Wagner has not fulfilled a single deadline, Bakhmut has not been captured."
According to Cherevaty, it does not help the Russians that in some places the depleted units of the PMC Wagner are being replaced by units of the regular troops of the Russian Federation - motorized rifle and airborne units. This is due to the fact that the new units are mostly equipped with mobilized, who have extremely low motivation. "As a result of successful military operations in different directions, the enemy was defeated and thrown back at a distance of 250 meters to 1.5 km - Bakhmut is holding on, and our defenders are destroying the enemy and in some places driving him away," he added.
15:52 In July, at the Vilnius summit, Ukraine may receive a political invitation to join the Alliance. Read more in the material Plan of Poland .
15:36 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that in the Maloiliinovsky direction "in order to increase the stability of the defense, Russian troops occupied the line, taking into account the favorable conditions of the Berkhovsky reservoir." In turn, Prigozhin said that it was "not a regrouping, but a flight."
15:04 Danilov admitted in an interview with Report that the war in Ukraine could be completed by winter. At the same time, according to him, hostilities will continue until all the occupied territories are liberated, and there may be several counteroffensives.
15:01 The Russians again fired at Kherson and the settlements of the region. In the Kakhovka district, as a result of an aimed hit by an enemy shell in a private house, two people were killed, another one was wounded. Another person was wounded as a result of the shelling of the Daryev community, the Office of the Prosecutor General said.
14:58 Borrell said that the European Union should focus its efforts not only on measures to immediately support Ukraine on the battlefield, but also on the development of an assistance program that will be designed for the long term and testify that Russia's hopes for EU "fatigue" are in vain.
14:30 The EU proposes to officially stop the transportation of Russian oil through the Druzhba pipeline to Germany and Poland, writes Bloomberg. These countries have already stopped receiving oil from there, but the EU wants to formalize this. Exceptions remain for Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic.
14:09 In Mariupol, the residents of the city killed by the invaders are still being buried. Mayor's adviser Petr Andryushchenko showed the sector of the Starokrymsky Mariupol cemetery with new graves.
14:04 The Russians fired at a farm in the village of Cherneshchina, Izyumsky district, Kharkiv region, one person died, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said.
13:55 The last child in the village was evacuated from Khromovo, Bakhmut community, along with their parents, the police of Donetsk region reported. Due to shelling and the proximity of the front, it was impossible to reach the family for a long time. The house was destroyed by a Russian shell, they lived in the basement.
13:48 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that on May 11, Ukrainian troops in the Soledar direction carried out offensive operations along the entire line of contact (more than 95 km), allegedly there were no breakthroughs in the defense of Russian troops.
13:14 The Ministry of Defense reported that for more than two months, the air defense system of Kiev has been shooting down absolutely all enemy missiles and drones. In total, since February 24, 2022, 740 air raid alerts have been triggered in the capital, which lasted a total of 851 hours and 38 minutes.
12:47 Zelensky said that he had held a meeting of the Headquarters: "We listened to the report of General Syrsky, whose units stopped the enemy with super efforts and even threw him back in some directions." In addition, according to the president, there were "important reports" by Zaluzhny, Reznikov, the General Staff and the Minister of Strategic Industry Kamyshin. "We checked all our long-term contracts for the supply of ammunition and missiles," he added.
12:23 The Ministry of Defense will order BM Oplot tanks from Ukroboronprom for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Reznikov said. The minister said that he had already tested the latest Ukrainian tank at a training ground in the Kharkiv region. "I am convinced that the Ukrainian tank should be in the forefront in the tank coalition," he stressed.
11:56 The Polish prosecutor's office seized almost $1.2 million from the bank accounts of the Russian embassy and the Rzeczpospolita trade mission. Poland explained the blocking of accounts by an attempt to withdraw a large amount from the account of the Russian diplomatic mission in one of the Polish banks immediately after the start of a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said that as a response, access to the accounts of the Polish Embassy in Russia was blocked.
11:49 Hungary wants to remove three of the 72 people from the new sanctions list against Russia, Radio Liberty correspondent Rikard Jozwiak said. The top three, in particular, includes the head of the Belarusian Railways Vladimir Morozov.
11:42 The Russian military is training to evacuate from the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant in case of a Ukrainian counteroffensive, Pavel Kotin, the head of Energoatom, told Radio Liberty: "They even conducted training there on very quick gathering and loading of all this property that they looted, and leaving the station at the first call , at the first command, when required."
At the same time, according to him, the number of Russian military personnel at the ZNPP has recently increased, and in fact the station has become a reference point. They store a lot of weapons, equipment and cars that were taken from civilians.
11:28 British intelligence believes that Russia sees Caliber-type cruise missiles as a key potential to disrupt the expected counter-offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but their stocks are probably limited. How to use these scarce and costly weapons is one of the many dilemmas facing Russian commanders as the war in Ukraine drags on for much longer than they originally planned, analysts say.
11:04 The Polish Senate (upper house of parliament) unanimously adopted a resolution on Ukraine's membership in NATO. Parliamentarians insist that the decision should be made under an emergency procedure, as in the case of Finland. The document states that Ukraine today has the strongest army on the continent with extraordinary combat experience. The resolution also noted that during the upcoming NATO summit in Vilnius, Ukraine should receive "much more than in previous statements on the open door policy."
10:51 Zelensky's press secretary, Sergei Nikiforov, denied The Times' information about the alleged refusal of the Ukrainian president to perform at Eurovision. According to him, the Office of the President of Ukraine did not approach the organizers of the competition with such a proposal at all.
10:34 Sweden, which currently chairs the Council of the European Union, will seek to classify PMC Wagner as a terrorist organization at the level of the entire EU, Foreign Minister Tobias Billström said. He clarified that the legal prerequisites must first be secured. In particular, in order for a group to be subject to EU sanctions for terrorism, a court or prosecutor must decide to initiate a preliminary investigation or criminal prosecution. Only after that the issue can be discussed in the EU Foreign Affairs Council.
10:24 Chinese Special Representative for Eurasian Affairs Li Hui will visit Ukraine, Poland, France, Germany and Russia on May 15 to discuss a solution to the "Ukrainian crisis," the Chinese Foreign Ministry said.
10:21 Reuters reports, citing diplomatic sources, that Zelensky will meet with the Pope and Italian Prime Minister George Meloni on May 13 in the Vatican, and then go to Germany.
10:18 American Abrams tanks arrived in Germany, on which the Ukrainian military will learn. The equipment arrived a few weeks earlier than indicated during the last meeting in the Ramstein format, according to Sky News. The training of Ukrainian tankers will begin in two to three weeks and will last about ten weeks.
09:54 Russian aviation on the evening of May 11 attacked the border area of the Chernihiv region, probably controlled by a FAB-500 bomb from a Su-35 aircraft. In Arkhipovka, two people were injured as a result of the strike, and a fire destroyed three private houses, OK Pivnich reported.
09:27 The European Union supported the tightening of energy sanctions against Russia, Politico writes, citing its sources. Representatives of the 27 participating countries met on Thursday 11 May to discuss the technical aspects of the 11th package of sanctions. The preliminary version of the proposals of the European Commission on the sanctions package prohibits ships secretly transporting Russian oil from entering the bloc's ports. This is aimed at the so-called shadow fleet of aging tankers that carry Russian oil.
08:48 During the week, Ukrainian forces in Bakhmut did not lose a single position, Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar said. In addition, the enemy suffered heavy losses, and the Defense Forces advanced 2 km forward in the Bakhmut direction.
Meanwhile, in Russian Telegram channels and media, the enemy praises himself, talks about alleged success and invents stories about the Ukrainian military command. And at the same time, it gives false information about the alleged lack of weapons, which is probably intended to justify the real situation, Maliar noted. According to her, the analysis of Russian messages shows that for the enemy Bakhmut has "a super-important meaning, almost sacred."
08:42 According to experts from the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW), the deployment of low-skilled Russian forces on the flanks around Bakhmut indicates that the Russian Defense Ministry has abandoned the goal of encircling a significant number of Ukrainian forces there. Analysts believe that the division of the forces of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, combined with changes on the battlefield, also indicates that the danger of a Russian encirclement of significant Ukrainian forces in Bakhmut is likely over.
08:31 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, one person died (in Slavyansk), 12 more were injured. In the Kherson region, one person died, four were injured. Four people were injured in the Kharkiv region, including a 16-year-old child, according to the IVA.
04:20 Eurovision organizers denied Zelensky a speech with a video message in the final of the contest, which will be held on May 13, writes The Times. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) explained that the Eurovision Song Contest "is an international entertainment show and is subject to strict rules and principles", and one of the cornerstones of the competition is the "non-political nature" of the event.
08:18 Ukraine will receive 31 Abrams tanks from the United States in early autumn, at the same time the corresponding training programs for the Ukrainian military should be completed, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said. He added that at the end of April, NATO countries and members of the Ramstein Group delivered more than 230 tanks, 1,550 armored vehicles and other equipment and ammunition to Ukraine to support more than nine new armored brigades.
08:14 Ukrainian forces have begun to "form" counter-offensive operations, CNN reports, citing senior Western military officials. "Formation" involves strikes against armories, command centers, armored and artillery systems. This should prepare the battlefield for the offensive.
07:53 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of May 12.
personnel - about 197,670 (+750) people liquidated,
tanks - 3745 (+5),
armored combat vehicles - 7295 (+8),
artillery systems - 3068 (+15),
MLRS - 559 (+2),
air defense systems - 312 (+2),
aircraft - 308 (+0),
helicopters - 294 (+0),
UAV operational-tactical level - 2636 (+9),
cruise missiles - 970 (+0),
ships/boats - 18 (+0),
automotive equipment and tankers - 5996 (+12),
special equipment - 393 (+2).
07:49 The Russian army continues to concentrate its main efforts on the Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky and Maryinsky directions - 44 enemy attacks are reflected. The most fierce battles are going on for Bakhmut and Marinka, the General Staff reported in the morning report .
03:01 Washington welcomes London's decision to supply long-range missiles to Kiev, because "it meets the needs of Ukraine," Blinken said. The Secretary of State also added that the United States is ready to help Ukraine replenish the weapons it lacks for the counteroffensive, if such a request is made.
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[NewsFrontInfo] 23:43 Explosions thundered in Slavyansk and Kramatorsk. It is reported that densely flew over the clusters of the APU 20:33 Video– The bloody failure of the “counterattack” of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the DPR: the 132nd Brigade defeated the enemy
Ukrainian militants attempted to break through the positions of the fighters of the 132nd Brigade of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps (formerly the 3rd Brigade of the NM DPR). But the advance of the enemy in armored vehicles was detected in time by UAV operators.
A fire defeat was inflicted on the identified group target with the help of artillery. An attempt by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to evacuate the remnants of their infantry was thwarted with the help of shock drones, after which the enemy armored vehicles retreated, leaving their infantry to die under artillery fire.
19:55 Footage taken by a drone from a broken armored vehicle of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye direction -video
19:50 Grenade of the day -video
Under this name, the heading under on a permanent basis is suitable in relation to the territories temporarily occupied by the Nazis.
In the Khortitsky district (on Baburka) of the temporarily Nazi-occupied city of Zaporozhye, a man went to the store, taking live grenades.
The fact that the man had ammunition in the store was reported to the police by a local resident.
During the arrest, he told the police that he was just walking with them.
"I go with them, I walk, but what?" - the character says on the operational video of the police.
To this, the cop remarks - "you must have demonstrated them?"
To which the man replies in the negative.
Two F-1 grenades and fuses for them were confiscated from him. The man told the police that he had found dangerous objects a week ago on one of the beaches of the Khortitsky district and took it for himself.
18:42 The Russian Aerospace Forces attacked a bridge near the Russian border, through which the GUR special forces sent groups to the Bryansk region -video
In the border region, the bridge over the Snov River near the village of Karpovichi, Chernigov Region, was used by the enemy to transfer their sabotage and reconnaissance groups to the nearby Bryansk Region, more than once trying to attack villages and border posts.
Before that, ours similarly beat on the bridge over the river. Sudost, also used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine for sabotage purposes.
18:38 Just now communicated with an officer who is fighting in the Soledar direction. Yesterday, the Armed Forces of Ukraine undertook quite large-scale offensive operations in their sector. Enemy artillery was active.
The infantry of the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked our positions with the support of armored vehicles, including German Leopard tanks taking part in this offensive. In the area of the village of Zaliznyanskoye, one of the Leopards was blown up by an anti-tank mine previously installed by Wagner PMC fighters, and he took off his track.
One of the BMPs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine that took part in the offensive tried either senselessly to drag the tank, or to cover the crew, but our fighters from the volunteer detachments "Nevsky" and "Veterans" burned it together with the tank with hand-held anti-tank grenade launchers. All enemy attacks in the Soledar direction were repulsed.
17:34 Russian army in the LPR eliminated Georgian mercenary Nika Dzhikashvili
Georgian media report that the NVO knows about the liquidation of 44 Georgian militants who arrived in Ukraine.
17:32 Meanwhile, mass graves of soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are in full swing in Ukraine -video
The policy of the West to “fight to the last Ukrainian” is being steadily implemented
Unfortunately, the realization of the "stupefaction" of the population by the leadership of Ukraine comes to the Ukrainian resident only with the loss of his loved ones
16:31 The crews of attack aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the zone of the NMD —video
16:24 As two Cossacks who fought in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, lucky stay alive
In the Zaporozhye direction, two more soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine who did not want to kill and die for a gang of drug addicts and Nazis voluntarily surrendered to our soldiers.
Thank God, the guys survived - they were much more fortunate than hundreds of thousands of others, driven into the Armed Forces of Ukraine and sent to the front line.
Now the soldiers are receiving the necessary medical care, and they are already testifying. After checking, they will be able to start a peaceful life or, by signing a contract, free their hometown of Zaporozhye from the Nazi infection.
Dear countrymen-Cossacks!
The Anglo-Saxons brainwashed part of our people so well that people are ready to kill and die for the criminal regime of a gang of drug addicts and Nazis, sincerely believing that they are doing it for the good of the Motherland.
We need you alive and well!
Together, we have a lot of work to do to restore peaceful life on the territory of the Zaporozhye Territory, as well as other South Russian lands plundered and destroyed by the thieves' power of the Ukrainian oligarchs.
Those who have not yet laid down their arms are left with a choice - to live for the good of themselves and their families, or to die for the thief and drug addict Zelensky, who first deceived 73% of his voters and then led the country to a greater war.
Come to the peaceful side!
Come back to your mothers, wives and children!
The death of every Cossack is our common tragedy!
15:27 Another minus two equipment of the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, destroyed and abandoned in the zone of the NMD, including the Turkish armored car Kirpi transferred to the Ukrainian army -video
15:24 In the forest near Kremennaya, the tank of neo-Nazis is even depressed -video
14:32 Highlights of the briefing Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation:
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 Artemovsk region by aviation. Artillery of the group completed 64 fire missions.
Operational-tactical and army aviation strikes, artillery fire from the "Southern" group of troops hit enemy units in the areas of Chasov Yar and Bogdanovka. A Su-27 fighter jet of the Ukrainian Air Force was shot down by means of air defense in the Chasy Yar area.
An artillery ammunition depot of the 110th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed in the Avdiivka area.
Air strikes and artillery fire from the Vostok grouping of forces inflicted defeat on enemy units in the areas of the settlements of Vodyanoe and Ugledar. The losses of the enemy amounted to 110 Ukrainian servicemen, one tank, two vehicles, as well as a 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount.
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.
13:50 Fighting near Ugledar: OBTF "Cascade" snipers destroy the enemy -video
During the observation of the front line of the enemy, the sniper group of the DPR OBTF "Kaskad" identified two talking militants. As a result of sniper fire, 1 enemy was eliminated.
13:47 The situation in Artemovsk (Bakhmut) through the eyes of the enemy -video
Assault units and artillerymen of PMC “Wagner” continue to hit positions and fight against the Nazis who had taken refuge in the city
12:34 Insanity grew stronger: in Ukraine forbid post photos of the heads of cities before 1991
Ukrainian nationalists continue to “break through the bottom”. This time, the city of Izyaslav, Khmelnitsky region, or rather its administration, was at the center of the scandal.
By tradition, a stand with mayors hangs near the office of the mayor, many of whom were very worthy people.
However, the modern Ukrainian leadership is sure that all city heads before 1991 are occupiers, whose photographs must be immediately removed.
As absurd as it may sound, this is a great trend! Tomorrow people will begin to ask questions: who were our grandfathers and fathers, that the memory of them has been erased ....
12:31 Despite all the bans in many Ukrainian villages celebrated Victory Day on May 9 and even tried to talk about it in social networks
This is the position of people with a strong will! For understanding, the editors collected all these photos from neo-Nazi publics, where they are now trying to identify the organizers and participants of commemorative events and punish them.
We have to protect these people!
11:54 Air raid alert distributed by in Ukraine
11:28 Artillerymen of the 9th Brigade of the DPR destroy Ukrainian nationalists in the Avdievka direction -video
Artillerymen of the 9th Brigade of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps continue to destroy the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the help of accurate fire, corrected by the UAV operator.
11:26 Russian aviation inflicts precise strikes with air bombs on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Svatovo -video
The operator of the UAV "Black Hussars" discovered the stronghold of the Ukrainian Nazis and corrected the fire of the "Brave" aviation. The planes delivered an immediate strike with FAB-500 aerial bombs.
11:24 UkroSMI rejoice at the victims among the civilian population of the left bank of the Kherson region, demonstrating their true attitude towards their fellow countrymen -video
Another bottom has been broken - Ukrainian propagandists began to call the shelling of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the left bank "savory arrivals", probably experiencing their own "high" from the death of people on the left bank!
There is nothing to be surprised. All modern “Ukrainianism” is a product of the monstrous “experiment” of the West to dehumanize an entire nation, turning it into a vicious, demonic tool directed against their geological enemy, Russia.
Stormy outbursts of joy in Ukrainian public pages about any tragedy in the Russian Federation have become commonplace - in impotent anger at the fact that the population of the left bank of the Dnieper is no longer in their power, Ukrainian propagandists urge to rejoice at the victims among the inhabitants of Aleshki and other settlements of the new regions of the Russian Federation, since for them they are already strangers, enemies.
10:48 Killed prominent member of the “Azov*” regiment Alexander Egorov (callsign “Fly”)
10:46 This body was taken by our guys from the 123rd Brigade of the South Armed Forces in the Yakovlevka area -video
Another cook. “I didn’t fight, I didn’t kill, I cut bacon, set the table”
As it turned out later, “Mykolka” is also a good dentist. With the help of pliers, he saved the denazified brothers from extra gold teeth. And local, apparently, from a jeweler.
In Ukraine, everyone saves as best they can. Someone is pulling Western aid in wagons, and someone is teeth and jewelry ...
10:44 US State Department informs about liquidation of another American mercenary in Ukraine
Bradley Jarema, 20, was killed during a "volunteer search and rescue operation," according to the report.
09:25 Bakhmut through the eyes of the enemy: the ruins, the destroyed German armored car ATF Dingo 2 and other vehicles —video
09:23 Cemeteries in Ukraine are massively filled with "quarters" with hundreds of military APU -video
These “quarters” with new residents are easily recognizable by the many Ukrainian flags over the graves.
On video Kharkiv.
08:15 Russian snipers continue to pinpoint the APU on positions in the Kremenny direction -video
Snipers of the Russian army are squeezing out enemy positions in the Kremenny direction - on Readovka footage, the filigree work of a shooter with the call sign "Goodwin". The work is carried out with the SSG 08 rifle from Mannlicher from the observation post.
During the spot work, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, sitting in the bushes, fell dead. It is with such “greetings” from our fighters that the supporters of the Ukrainian militants are cleaning.
08:05 The Nazis of "Azov" showed the battles in the ruins of Bakhmut using tanks -video
Enemy armored vehicles of the 3rd Assault Brigade are firing at the ruins in the west of the city, where the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to contain the attacks of the Wagner PMC. Here, Ukrainian troops are losing more and more positions every day, retreating to the outskirts.
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I think Russian AAA took down these aircraft, Ukraine isn't close enough to. Russians are panicking:
Things are going crazy, jets and helicopters falling from the sky even inside Russia, but, leave it to the Russian military to try and kill innocent civilians.
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[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.
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[REGNUM] The incident with the “aircraft” that crashed near Bydgoszcz last December provoked a political scandal these May days. The Minister of Defense is trying to shift the responsibility to the generals. However, the opposition and the retired military demand the resignation of the minister himself.
A serious conflict erupted between the civilian Minister of National Defense of Poland, Mariusz Blaszczak, and the Polish military, active and retired. The reason for it was the discovery at the end of April of this year in the forests near the city of Bydgoszcz (Kujawsko-Pomeranian Voivodeship) of the wreckage of an unknown "aircraft."
On April 27, Minister of Justice Zbigniew Ziobro announced the start of a prosecutor's investigation into the incident.
The next day, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki expressed confidence that "there are grounds to link the found remains of the object with the incident that occurred in December last year, when a rocket flew over the territory of Poland."
And on May 10, the head of government, answering a question about when he learned about the "aircraft," said that he was informed at the end of April.
Thus, an action-packed intrigue began to spin around the fall near Bydgoszcz, as the Polish Technical Institute of Aviation Forces now defines, “a Russian-made cruise missile X-55.”
CLAIMS RAINED DOWN ON THE MINISTER OF DEFENSE.
Why were the wreckage found only at the end of April, and, according to some sources, by accident, and what did the Polish army do to search for them? How did it happen that the Prime Minister of Poland learned about the incident only a few months later? Who is to blame for all this?
Blaszczak began to switch arrows to the military, namely to the head of the operational command of the Armed Forces, General Tomasz Petrovsky. According to the minister, "On December 16, the Air Operations Center, which is subordinate to the operational command, received information from the Ukrainian side about an object approaching Polish space, which could be a missile."
Polish and American planes were lifted into the air, the object itself was tracked by Polish ground-based radar stations. However, after its fall, the operational command, Blashchak said, not only did not report the incident to the minister and the Center for Government Information, but also did not take the necessary measures to detect the object, having stopped searching for it already on December 19.
"I will immediately inform the President of Poland, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and the Prime Minister about the results of the check," the minister stated. "I inform you that possible personnel or disciplinary decisions will be made after consultation with the President of Poland."
This interpretation of events caused sharp criticism from the Polish military, who saw it as an attempt to shift the blame to General Petrovsky. The Minister's words were indirectly disavowed by the current Chief of the General Staff of Poland, General Raimund Andrzejczak. When asked by radio station RMF FM when he reported the incident, the general said: "When did it happen?"
The retirees and the opposition turned out to be less restrained.
Former Minister of Defense, MP from the Civic Platform party, Tomasz Semoniak, announced the holding of a closed meeting of parliamentary commissions on defense and security.
"I have no doubt that General Andrzejczak is telling the truth," Semonyak emphasized. "I also have no doubt that the head of the operational command, General Piotrovsky, is a decent, reliable officer."
A member of the Defense Commission, Deputy Cezary Tomczyk, announced that he had filed a complaint with the prosecutor's office due to the fact that the Minister of Defense did not inform the Prime Minister about the situation.
"The matter is very serious, because for five months a missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead lay in the Polish forest ,” the parliamentarian stressed. And he added: “To speak today of our country under the rule of Law and Justice, that this state is made of plywood, would be a giant compliment for the government."
The former deputy head of the military counterintelligence service, Colonel Maciej Matyshchak, is sure that Blaszczak is responsible for breaking the chain of information. According to him, "this is a tragedy - today something can fall on someone's head, and the government does not protect us, in a normal country, the prime minister should immediately dismiss the minister of defense."
The former Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Armed Forces, General Miroslav Ruzhansky, called what is happening a trend of recent years, when "there is a marginalization of the military and an attitude towards them as “objects.” In his opinion, many active officers and generals are "depressed" by the policy of the Minister of Defense. “I would not like to call on the generals to raise a riot, but this cannot be left in this form," Ruzhansky said, adding that he was "interested in what position the president will take."
Good question. After all, earlier some Polish publications reported that Andrzej Duda was sympathetic to Andrzejczak and blocked Blaszczak's attempts to dismiss the general from the post of chief of the general staff. It can also be assumed that Andrzejczak himself, like most of the military, will defend General Petrovsky.
However, in this case, the ruling party will have to sacrifice one of its leading politicians, who was somehow even predicted to be the heirs of the current chairman of Law and Justice, Yaroslav Kaczynski. In the pre-election year, PiS had already "lost" the Minister of Agriculture Henryk Kowalczyk, who lost his post after the Ukrainian grain scandal unleashed.
Blaszczak's departure will be another and strong blow to the ruling party, which during the Ukrainian conflict has positioned itself as the "best defender" of Poland and the Poles than its predecessors. But Law and Justice cannot but take into account the moods of the Polish military, about which General Ruzhansky warns.
Whether they decide on rokosh (an officially permitted uprising against the king in the Commonwealth. - Approx. ed.), it is difficult to say. However, they may well warm up the political situation in the country.
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"Polish and American planes were lifted into the air" By trebuchet? Hot air balloon? Pogo stick?
"a missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead" If it had a nuke on it you'd likely have noticed sooner.
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Keepin' the country safe by not having a defense.
Hey, Majorkas...
This is the first time in Russian media I have read about the missile attack that killed top ranking Ukrainian and NATO officials. This is an incident that Rantburg regular Dale has insisted has happened.
[REGNUM] Someone is already talking about the fact that Zaluzhny was arrested by the Ukrainian authorities, others say that they are hiding Zaluzhny, because they realized that “the song of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been sung.” The Telegram channel of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine testifies that at least until May 9, Valery Zaluzhny was alive and legitimate. But the intrigue remains.
For several days now, rumors have been circulating about the death of the most famous Ukrainian military leader of our time - Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny. They began with the general's suspicious refusal to meet with the chiefs of the general staff of NATO member countries. Be that as it may, the warlord had not been seen in public for more than a month.
The refusal of Zaluzhny to meet with Western colleagues was announced by the head of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer, during a meeting of the chiefs of the general staffs of the states of the organization.
"Yesterday I received a letter from the Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief, our friend Valery Zaluzhny, that his participation even through a video conference is impossible, given the difficult operational situation <…> We are focused on getting Valery’s assessment from his military representative… about the latest developments on the ground," Bauer said 10 May.
On the same day, news began to spread in the telegram channels that Zaluzhny had died. Many took this news with caution. She was too reminded to wishful thinking and present the audience with an informational gift by May 9th.
The authors of one of the largest military-political channels, the Rybar telegram, not trusting this message, added food for thought to the rumors:
"On May 7 and 8, one of the affected objects was the headquarters, where one of the commanders of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was located. The headquarters was located not far from the infamous crater in Pavlograd. Being faithful to the principle "lightning does not strike the same place twice”, the Ukrainian military leaders settled in the vicinity of Pavlograd, where they flew from the Russian Aerospace Forces."
The authors of the channel noted that Zaluzhny's refusal to participate in the NATO summit could (they emphasized this word) be associated with the consequences of a fire defeat.
The publication also drew attention to the fact that Zaluzhny was appointed a new deputy, which hypothetically may indicate a personnel reshuffle in the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine "due to not entirely obvious facts."
Oil was added to the fire by the message of the head of the office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak .
MYSTERIOUS DOOM
On the afternoon of May 9, Yermak announced the death of one of his employees on his Telegram channel.
"Aleksei Titarenko , an employee of the president's office, was killed on the front lines of the Donetsk region . He served as chief adviser to the Directorate of Domestic and Humanitarian Policy. Condolences to family and friends! Ukraine will always remember the heroes!" wrote Yermak.
The death of such an employee of the president's office caused rumors.
No one knew how Titarenko got to the front line. If he was mobilized, the question automatically arose: why the now former (!) Freelance (!) Advisor to the head of the presidential office Aleksey Arestovich , who, as he himself claimed, had both combat experience in the Donbass and service experience in intelligence. The Western media claimed that he was one of the few who had military experience in the office of the president in the early days of the NWO.
Arestovich himself flaunted this.
"We received weapons and bulletproof vests. It was very funny, Yermak is very healthy, the body armor that they gave him did not fit on him. He is this way and that, and then - oh well, I'll be without a bulletproof vest. And then we got ready to fight. Because the saboteurs had already gone around Kyiv, we were informed <…> I was not afraid at all. I had one desire: I wanted to shoot a Russian armored vehicle so that I would not die in vain. Because the one who shot gets into Valhalla, and the one who didn’t shoot doesn’t get hit," he said in August 2022.
And now this former freelance adviser to Yermak, instead of hitting Russian tanks near Artyomovsk or somewhere else, is hitting the hearts of Ukrainian housewives. And not only: judging by the results of a survey by the Rezumkov Center and the Ilko Kucheviv Democratic Initiatives Foundation, citizens of Ukraine consider Arestovich one of the three most honest politicians and experts. 26% of respondents are sure that it was he who covered the events of the special operation "objectively and professionally."
Better than him, according to this poll, were only the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and a freelance adviser to the head of the Presidential Office Mikhail Podolyak - the latter also broadcasts not from the front, but from Kiev. It is from there that Podolyak is already threatening Europe with terrorist attacks.
In general, it is not surprising that the death of the chief consultant of one of the directorates of the OP has alerted many. And here again there were versions in specialized Russian channels:
"According to the available data, he (Aleksey Titarenko. - Approx. Aut.) was destroyed during an artillery strike on the Chasov Yar area, where high-ranking officers and several politicians of the Kiev regime were located," the telegram channel “Operation Z: Military commissars of the Russian Spring” reported.
The news about the defeat of the bunker with high-ranking officers and people from the office of the President of Ukraine, and later the statement of Admiral Bauer, even people who are not prone to conspiracy theories, made me think: so where is Zaluzny?
"I don’t know who the groom is, but Zaluzhny himself is his best man."
After the news about Zaluzhny began to spread in telegram channels, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine made a comment.
"In the Russian information field, information is being disseminated about the alleged liquidation of our commanders. Three posts per week. Everyone is alive <...> This is only an insignificant public episode from which you can understand the conditions under which our command is fighting," Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Anna Malyar wrote in her telegram channel on May 10 .
But the skeptics were not reassured by this statement. Photos went on.
In the evening of the same day, a former photographer, Ukrainian soldier Maxim Alekseev posted pictures of his own wedding on his social media page.
"I really wanted this moment to be made by a special person. And it happened: Valery Fedorovich agreed. Now, at the beginning of our family, there is a legendary person who is an example for me personally and, I am sure, for everyone else. And now for our family. Therefore, we are very grateful to Valery Zaluzhny for the fact that [they] agreed and made this moment truly incredible," he signed the photo, in which the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine congratulated the young.
According to Alekseev, Natalya Borisovskaya, one of the most famous female military personnel in Ukraine, helped him to realize his dream.
However, instead of calming the rumors, the photo from Alekseev’s wedding angered many Ukrainians: they criticized both the groom himself and the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Alekseev (and in the photo he was in civilian clothes) was offered to be mobilized, and Zaluzhny was criticized for preferring NATO partners to the wedding of an ordinary Ukrainian. And this despite the fact that the record with photographs began with the words: "It was not today and not yesterday, if anything."
“I must say right away that this was not yesterday, and this has nothing to do with the NATO conference. After all, many media have already shown the news, and in the comments they have already dispersed the “zrada” that he did not speak at the conference because of the wedding," Alekseev repeated in a comment to the Ukrayinska Pravda publication, noting that it was not easy.
But if General Zaluzhny is not at the wedding, then where is he? And, again, is he alive?
NOT TO MEET
Since this whole story was dispersed primarily in Telegram and only then got into the mainstream media and official comments, it would be logical to turn to the Telegram channel of Zaluzhny himself.
The channel of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine testifies that at least until May 9, Valery Zaluzhny was alive and legitimate. So, on May 7, the channel reported on his behalf about a meeting with the Inspector General of the Bundeswehr Carsten Broer, and on May 9, about the results of a Russian missile attack.
At the same time, shelling of the Armed Forces of Ukraine across the territory of Russia, as well as attempts at sabotage, have intensified in recent days. And the night of May 12 could have caused a heart attack in impressionable observers of what is happening in Ukraine.
On the evening of May 11, Russian military correspondents began to report on the offensive actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in several directions at once and on the accumulation of forces on the border with the Belgorod region. Later, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reassured the Russians, saying that there was no need to talk about any breakthroughs in the defensive lines.
Ukraine has stepped up its strikes on Donbass: according to the DPR representative office in the JCCC, 94 strikes were carried out on this region of Russia over the past day. For comparison, over the previous day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine inflicted 33 strikes on the republic - almost three times less.
A difficult situation is also developing in Artyomovsk. The Armed Forces of Ukraine had chances for a counteroffensive in this city.
All this is happening under the talk of an imminent full-scale Ukrainian offensive.
Under such conditions, one can understand the Ukrainian commander in chief, who simply does not have time to talk with NATO partners about “everything good.” In the end, the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov can say: “Buy me a flyer.”
BUT THE INTRIGUE REMAINS.
Thus, an advertising teaser for an interview with Zaluzhny, which was supposed to be released on May 12, disappeared from the YouTube channel of journalist Dmitry Komarov. At the same time, the interview itself, apparently, was recorded quite a long time ago - for the Year project. However, the channel header indicates that the interview will air at 21:30 on May 12.
Someone is already talking about the fact that Zaluzhny was arrested by the Ukrainian authorities, others say that they are hiding Zaluzhny, because they realized that “the song of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been sung.” However, in the current situation, such statements are unacceptable optimism and hatred.
In any case, the death of such a person in modern Ukraine, where journalism is essentially based on "leaks" - both controlled by Bankova and Sea Street, and uncontrolled - could hardly be hidden.
Commentary by Russian military blogger Andrey Chervonets
Igor Konashenkov explained the abandonment of some positions by units of the Russian Defense Ministry on the flanks of the Wagner PMC in Artyomovsk. The general said that the units of the RF Armed Forces regrouped, taking a more advantageous line, taking into account the conditions of the Berkhovskoye reservoir.
In turn, the founder of Wagner PMC Yevgeny Prigozhin reacted to the words of a representative of the Russian defense department in the following way:
"Unfortunately, this is called a flight, not a regroup."
And here is a detailed answer from Evgeny Prigozhin. More advantageous lines according to Konashenkov (leaving 5 km2) is (as Prigozhin explains) the occupation by the enemy of all tactical heights. Now the enemy has completely cleared the Chasov Yar - Bakhmut road. The flanks are crumbling.
Yevgeny Prigozhin says:
"For seven months, Wagner PMCs have been moving along the road towards Slavyansk. Now the reverse process is taking place
- After we handed over the flanks of the Ministry of Defense, their flight took place. Now the enemy has occupied tactical heights from which Bakhmut is in full view. The next step is the gradual encirclement of Bakhmut
- The Minister of Defense and the head of the General Staff achieved by their actions a reduction in the number of Wagner PMCs. We are still not given ammunition, we, in fact, cannot cover the military with fire
- PMCs have 20 multi-storey buildings left to take Bakhmut. But its capture does not give anything, because the flanks are crumbling, and the front is failing
- Attempts by the Ministry of Defense to smooth the situation in the information field will lead to a global tragedy for Russia
- If you retreat, you need to stop lying, and build new lines of defense
- About treason [if " Wagner" will leave Bakhmut without the permission of the head of the General Staff]. Does this rule only apply to Wagner? Or on the military leadership, thanks to whose actions the flanks were thrown?
For the court, a copy of the combat order, according to Prigozhin, is available.
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Even wilder: Russian mil blogger claims the shot down aircraft were ambushed from Ukraine. Makes more sense than Russians shot down 4 of their aircraft in one day.
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The dog didn't eat their homework either.
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The US would never do that. Gummint here is too busy interfering in American elections.
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From the V Kontakte page of PMC Wagner - military review
💬Why is Wagner effective?
🔷Because he threw away what is not needed - the military bureaucracy. And the system worked. There are detachments that fight effectively, and there are those that 500 people entered the forest belt and did not return. The same "meat" assaults. It's just that there are people who, with an effectively working system, make a result, and there are those who do the same, but nothing happens.
🔷Wagner are not terminators. At some point, the percentage of experienced and fired who left after the contract became higher than the percentage of those present. The combat capability of the unit is falling. Year people are fighting without rest! Of course, Wagner needs to bring people to recovery and increase combat capability.
2. Actions of the enemy
🔷Any person who understands military affairs, before advancing, cuts the ledge. So it is more convenient and practical. Under Bakhmut, we climbed out with a ledge, they decided to cut it off in the south and north. The most alarming moment is an attempt to break through in the Soledar area.
🔷By and large, these are not even undercuts on the flanks, but undercuts on assault groups. You can see how they hit. The enemy was not much expected to succeed, but they succeeded. They act as units that hold the defense. No new parts were introduced into the breakthrough. They act with the forces and means that were there at the moment.
🔷Parts of the breakthrough hit, and the units on the defensive wait and then are drawn into the breakthrough in the tail. They are given a little to recover, for a day or two they are not on the front. In this case, the enemy has units that were on the defensive.
🔷What is this? Combat reconnaissance, which began to develop successfully and which can be used for something more by introducing reinforcement. For this, reconnaissance in force is carried out. The blows they dealt at Bakhmut's head do not even cut the ledge. These are local successes, which, with development, will rest against Bakhmut.
Is the offensive carried out by groups the size of two tanks and two BMP-1s? No. This is a classic reconnaissance in force: they rolled out, looked, if it didn’t work out, they rolled back. Touching the defense.
🔷Hysteria is inappropriate - we need to look, give people the opportunity to work. An understanding will soon come of which parts have been introduced, if they have been introduced, whether there is a strategic development in the theater of operations on the left and on the right.
3. Why are we retreating?
🔷There is an opinion that the Lugansk infantry is retreating. The Lugansk units were knocked out to the maximum during the capture of Lisichansk. Remained mobilized, preparation - I will not say anything. Another question is how did Wagner intercept such attacks in a number of cases? Group of 4-5 people. Wagner is at war.
🔷The enemy has the initiative, conducting reconnaissance in force, which in a number of cases has achieved results. They hoped to reconnoiter, but reconnoitered in such a way that they developed tactical success.
🔷) The motivation of the Sun is weak. Technical means, forces of destruction are not enough. Communication is zero. Command level - I will not say anything.
In response to numerous provocations, we have a call "not to succumb to provocations" or "the answer will be monstrous" someday. Or "we're doing NBO, that's why we're moving so slowly." They openly print a list of traitors, the so-called. "peace parties". As a result of their actions, such regroupings are being carried out as the abandonment of Chernigov, grain deals.
🔷The situation is difficult. What do we expect from the aircraft in this state? Miracles don't happen. Yesterday, all day long, they dispersed the evil against themselves. They discussed the counteroffensive, this and that, they turned equipment around Kharkov. But it has been spinning for a year after we could not take it. Recently I read a chic analysis of the non-capture of Kharkov, where it is clear that we would have taken it if not for the leadership. They would have taken it with forces 3-4 times smaller than the entire Kharkov grouping of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Equipment near Kherson on the other side of the Dnieper? I've been talking about this for two months. Battles have been going on near Orekhovo and Ugledar for the last 4 months. The only thing is that there are failures in the Bakhmut area. War Kitchen.
More from the V Kontakte page of DONETSK DPR NEWS
🇬🇧⚔The enemy yesterday launched 1,000 UAF fighters with 40 tanks and other equipment on the offensive near Bakhmut - details from the Ministry of Defense
▪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
▪Nazi units launched 26 attacks, in which more than a thousand militants were involved, up to 40 tanks, as well as other military and special equipment;
▪All enemy attacks are repelled. No breakthroughs in the defense of the Russian troops were allowed.
▪The units of the "Southern" group of troops occupied the line, taking into account the favorable conditions of the Berkhovsky reservoir in the Maloiliinovsky direction in order to increase the stability of the defense.
▪More than 540 Ukrainian fighters, 8 tanks, and more than 20 units of other armored vehicles were destroyed;
▪Soldiers of the 4th and 200th motorized rifle brigades, army aviation pilots and other army units showed themselves courageously, repelling enemy attacks.
❗In total, in the Donetsk direction, the total losses of Ukrainian troops per day amounted to about 900 people killed and wounded, more than 30 armored vehicles, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
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