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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: May 10, 2024
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Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.

[Korrespondent] 22:38 The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked an oil depot in the occupied Rovenki, Luhansk region, and a large-scale fire started, Russian media write.

22:15 The Russian army has launched a new wave of offensive actions in the Kharkov direction and is trying to break through the defense line. As of May 10, these attacks were repelled, and battles of varying intensity were taking place. At the same time, the command nevertheless decided to strengthen this section of the front with reserve units. About what Russia was up to by intensifying attacks in the Kharkov region, see the material From the corridor to panic .

21:27 Zelensky, in an evening video message, commented on the situation in the Kharkov region: “Russian troops today tried to expand operations against Ukraine. We understand the volume of the occupier’s forces, we see his plan. We are adding our forces to the Kharkov directions. Both along our state border and throughout “We will invariably destroy the occupier along the front line in such a way as to thwart any Russian offensive intentions.” The president also emphasized that everything necessary to protect the positions is provided, “everything depends on the tenacity of our soldiers, and everyone who now holds positions preserves the positions of all of Ukraine.”

The president also said that he personally invited the President of Argentina, the Prime Minister of Iceland and the Ecumenical Patriarch to the peace summit.

21:13 Zelensky said that he had heard Syrsky’s report: “There are heavy battles along the entire front line. Special attention is given to directions in the Kharkiv region, Pokrovsky and other directions in the Donetsk region. We discussed defense actions and strengthening our positions in the Kharkiv region. Separately - Chasov Yar "The Commander-in-Chief reported on decisions that will give more opportunities to our soldiers."

21:04 Canada will allocate about $55 million to strengthen Ukraine's air defense, Defense Minister Bill Blair said. The funds are allocated as part of Germany's initiative to strengthen Ukrainian air defense, which was launched in April 2024.

21:01 The Commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Alexander Pavlyuk, gave an interview to The Economist, in which he assessed the situation at the front and gave forecasts for the development of the situation in the future. For more details, see the material The Critical Phase and New Brigades .

20:56 During the full-scale war, about 11 thousand men of military age fled illegally from Ukraine to Romania, said the head of the Territorial Inspectorate of the Border Police, Florin Coman.

20:50 The I Want to Live project was successfully used by more than 260 Russian military personnel, and in total more than 35 thousand applications were received, said Andrey Yusov, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense. According to him, everyone who took advantage of the project crossed the front line and is safe under the protection of the state of Ukraine and international law. Yusov also said that the majority want to return home after the end of hostilities, and in order to avoid future problems with the law, they are counted as captured and not as having surrendered voluntarily. At the same time, Yusov added that there are those who do not want to return to the Russian Federation. “This option is also present. Ukraine guarantees this opportunity,” he assured.

19:28 The Russians fired from barrel artillery at the village. Elizavetovka, Pokrovsky district, Donetsk region, two people died, the prosecutor’s office reported. Also, two people were injured as a result of the attack in Chasov Yar.

19:23 The White House officially announced a new aid package for Ukraine worth $400 million. It will include missiles for Patriot, NASAMS, Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, ammunition for HIMARS and artillery, equipment, etc.

19:00 Near the Belarusian city of Osipovichi, they are building a military base where the Russians can store nuclear weapons, The New York Times writes, citing satellite images. Construction on the site has been ongoing since March. The base is covered by air defense, and near it there is a unit with Iskanders, which can launch missiles with nuclear warheads.

Experts interviewed by journalists note that the base’s development structure has the same features as Russian nuclear facilities. The base itself was formerly a nuclear facility, so it is suitable for storing such weapons. It was built back in the 1960s during the Cold War.

18:54 The Canadian company Roshel plans to launch production of armored vehicles in Ukraine, said CEO Roman Shimonov. “We are at the final stage of planning the localization of part of our production in Ukraine,” he noted.

18:25 The government has allocated 7.2 billion hryvnia for the restoration of the energy system, Shmygal said. These funds will be used to purchase equipment to restore the high-voltage network, as well as to better synchronize the energy systems of Ukraine and the EU. Grants for this project were provided by the World Bank.

18:13 A Kh-59/69 guided aircraft missile was destroyed in the Dneprovsky district of the Dnepropetrovsk region, the Air Force reported.

18:10 The United States will today announce a new aid package for Ukraine worth $400 million, Politico writes. According to the publication, it will include, in particular, Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and Patriot missiles.

18:01 Ukraine and Belgium have begun negotiations on concluding an agreement on cooperation in the field of security, the Presidential Office reported.

17:43 The First Oil Refinery in the Kaluga region of the Russian Federation was attacked tonight by drones of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, Ukrainian media write, citing intelligence sources. As a result of the operation, the installation of an atmospheric-vacuum tube AVBT-101 (production capacity - 1.2 million tons per year), three tanks with diesel fuel and a tank with fuel oil were damaged.

17:20 Zelensky said that not all partners promptly fulfill agreements on arms supplies: “Now not all of our partners promptly fulfill agreements. We need the maximum concentration of our friends, friends of Ukraine, to speed up deliveries.”

17:14 Minister of Justice Denis Maluska believes that from 10 to 20 thousand convicts can be mobilized. According to him, this number includes people serving sentences in the penitentiary system, as well as those with a criminal record. The minister added that some penitentiary institutions were occupied or evacuated, so the number of operating institutions has sharply decreased.

16:58 Absolutely all enemy assaults in the north and east of the Kharkov region were repelled, assured the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. According to him, the entire border area has long been a gray zone; the enemy can even enter there with his own equipment. There are battles going on there now. Sinegubov said that 17 attacks were repulsed in the Kupyansky direction. “Enemy DRGs can enter some of our territories, but are rebuffed by Ukrainian defenders. There is no ground threat for Kharkov; the enemy’s offensive potential is still lacking,” he added.

16:07 The first F-16 fighters will arrive in Ukraine in June-July, The Standard reported, citing a high-ranking military source.

15:13 Border communities of the Kharkov region are under intensified mass shelling, there are dead and wounded, said the head of the OBA Oleg Sinegubov. So, in Volchansk one person was killed and five were injured. Another person died as a result of shelling. Cherkasy Tishki, Kharkov region.

15:04 The critical phase of the war will come in the next two months, Commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces Alexander Pavlyuk told The Economist. According to him, American aid is just beginning to reach the front, so Russia is throwing all its available combat-ready equipment into battle. "Russia knows that if we get enough weapons within a month or two, the situation could turn against them," the general explained.

At the same time, Pavlyuk said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are experiencing a major shortage of artillery and armored vehicles, and not of people. He also believes that the Russian Federation will continue to focus on the Lugansk and Donetsk regions, but has not yet given up on the idea of ​​capturing Kyiv. According to the general, the Russian army cannot carry out large-scale operations on several fronts at once. “Russia is testing the stability of our lines before choosing the most suitable direction,” he said.

Pavlyuk also said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are preparing ten new brigades, some of which will be deployed to protect Kyiv.

14:46 This morning the Russians advanced 1 km in the Volchansk region of the Kharkov region. Their goal is to create a buffer zone and push the Ukrainian Armed Forces back 10 km from the Russian border, Reuters writes, citing a high-ranking military source from Ukraine.

14:35 Zelensky confirmed that the Russians launched an offensive in the Kharkov region, and they managed to stop it: “As of 7-8 in the morning, a fierce artillery battle took place. By that time, the Russian offensive was stopped.”

13:58 President of Slovakia Zuzana Caputova arrived in Kiev on a farewell visit, as her presidential term is expiring. “I came to a country where there is a war, where there is a difficult situation and enormous human suffering. My farewell visit is also an opportunity to convey this message to our home,” Caputova noted.

13:32 Today, at about 5 am, the Russians tried to break through the defense line under the cover of armored vehicles in the Volchansky direction, the Ministry of Defense reported. As of now, the attacks have been repelled, and battles of varying intensity are taking place. To strengthen the defense on this sector of the front, reserve units have been sent. Meanwhile, the head of the Volchansk IVA, Tamaz Gambarashvili, said that the population was being evacuated from Volchansk and surrounding settlements.

13:21 In Kiev, due to the difficult situation in the energy system, schedules for limiting electricity consumption for business and the industrial sector will be introduced from 18:00 Friday, May 10, until 07:00 Saturday, May 11, KGVA reported. Restrictions do not apply to household consumers; at the same time, residents of the capital were urged to save electricity on their own, especially during evening peak load hours.

13:16 France has decided to transfer long-range Scalp missiles to Ukraine either expired or assembled from expired components, which will allow Paris to avoid depleting its own missile arsenal, Radio France Internationale reports. The Chrysalis program will use Scalp missiles stored in “cocoons” (containers). French factories will make these missiles usable in three months. One of RFI's sources called this plan very effective in economic terms, "since the Scalp missiles removed from their cocoons are already intended for disposal."

12:53 Five EU countries have agreed to strengthen control over compliance with sanctions against Russia: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Finland. The agreement will strengthen and also unify control over compliance with visa requirements in relation to the Russian Federation. “By signing the agreement, we want to show other countries and companies the importance of close cooperation for effective sanctions control and contribute to increasing the effectiveness of sanctions,” said Finnish Customs head Sami Rakshit.

12:38 The head of the Kharkov OVA Oleg Sinegubov confirmed that the Russians have intensified shelling in the northern direction, primarily striking the city of Volchansk. According to him, shelling with CABs, MLRS and artillery continued all night, and there were also unsuccessful attempts by the DRG to break through the border. At the same time, Sinegubov emphasized that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are confidently holding their positions, “not a single meter has been lost.” “The enemy group does not pose a threat to Kharkov; its forces are only sufficient for provocations in the northern direction,” added the head of the OVA. He also called on residents of border settlements to take shelter. For more information about what is happening in the Kharkov region, see the article Attempt to break through the Russian Federation into the Kharkov region .

12:16 In the morning, the Russians fired artillery at the civilian infrastructure of the Esman community, Shostkinsky district, Sumy region - one person was killed, a 17-year-old was wounded, the prosecutor's office reported.

11:57 Ukrainian military reports that the Russians are preparing an attack in the area of ​​Volchansk, Kharkov region. Thus, at night the Russian army carried out powerful artillery preparations, and DRG groups tried to probe the border line, but they were repulsed. Russian military public pages also write that from 5 am they intensively shelled the Kharkov region, especially Volchansk.

The head of the Center for Countering Disinformation under the National Security and Defense Council, Andrei Kovalenko, said that the Russian Federation will only be able to aggravate the situation on the border, but not break through to Kharkov. According to him, the actions of the Russians are predictable. “The enemy has the resources to aggravate the situation in the border area, as was previously discussed. It is important not to confuse this with the ability to capture Kharkov, which does not exist. Now there will be a lot of speculation on this topic,” Kovalenko warned.

11:42 The Czech Republic transferred the first F-16 fighter simulator to one of the tactical aviation brigades of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Its main module is already being tested and prepared for operation by Ukrainian specialists, the Air Force reported and showed a video:

11:05 Zelensky will not lose his legitimacy upon expiration of his five-year term of office on May 21, 2024. His powers will last until the next head of state is elected, Justice Minister Denis Maluska told the BBC. Given the situation in the country, it would now be a huge mistake to officially and publicly question the legitimacy of the president, the minister emphasized.

10:58 Magura maritime drones, according to preliminary estimates, caused damage to the Russian Black Sea Fleet in the amount of about $500 million, said Andrey Yusov, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate. According to him, the process of improving the Magura V5 maritime drone continues continuously. After each successful operation, a thorough analysis of the actions of both Ukrainian intelligence officers and the enemy is carried out.

10:51 The Cabinet of Ministers has changed the procedure for booking military personnel during martial law. Now the central executive authorities, after checking the lists of reserved enterprises, will submit them for approval to the Ministry of Defense, and not to the General Staff, as before.

10:48 The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense warns of a new wave of Russian IPSO amid the aggravation of the situation at the front. The Russian Federation is increasing its destabilization efforts aimed at splitting Ukrainian society. In particular, it can use mass measures for this using political slogans, where it throws in its own provocations. Intelligence emphasizes that the enemy’s military targets are not only military facilities, but also civilian infrastructure - hospitals, train stations, crowds of people.

10:27 As a result of Russian shelling, one person was wounded in the Ostromy Kurakhovsky community of the Pokrovsky district of the Donetsk region, said the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin.

09:59 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) believes that the Russian army will continue to maintain the current high rate of attacks for some time, but then its capabilities will decrease. Analysts note that over the past month, the Russian army has noticeably increased the frequency of ground attacks in eastern Ukraine.

Thus, the British Ministry of Defense reported that the number of Russian attacks increased by 17% from March to April. The main efforts of the Russian Federation were concentrated on Chasovoy Yar, Avdeevka and Marinka. In particular, the number of attacks on Chasov Yar increased by 200% between March and April. This is partly due to the fact that the soil has dried out, opening the way for armored vehicles. This likely “reflects the current conditions of hostilities and the intention of the Russian military command to achieve success before Western military assistance arrives on the front lines,” experts say.

09:31 In the Kherson region, one person was wounded as a result of Russian shelling over the past 24 hours, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin. 28 private houses were damaged, critical infrastructure and a gas pipeline were hit.

08:56 At night, the Russians launched a missile strike on Kharkov - 12 private houses were damaged, two people were injured, including an 11-year-old child, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA. Another person was injured as a result of enemy shelling. Liptsy, Kharkov region.

08:38 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of May 10:

  • personnel - about 479,710 (+980) people,

  • tanks - 7434 (+5),

  • armored combat vehicles - 14,313 (+32),

  • artillery systems - 12,387 (+47),

  • MLRS - 1062 (+4),

  • air defense systems - 795 (+2),

  • aircraft - 349 (+0),

  • helicopters - 325 (+0),

  • UAV of operational-tactical level - 9826 (+51),

  • cruise missiles - 2192 (+0),

  • ships/boats - 26 (+0),

  • submarines - 1 (+0),

  • automotive equipment and tank trucks - 16,691 (+73),

  • special equipment - 2031 (+4).

08:21 Over the past 24 hours, 95 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report . In particular, in the Avdeevsky direction, the Defense Forces repelled 28 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Kalinovo, Novoaleksandrovka, Sokol, Novoselovka Pervaya, Umanskoye, Yasnobrodovka, Netaylovo, Donetsk region. Another 21 attacks were repulsed in the Bakhmut direction - in the Belogorivka areas of the Luhansk region, as well as Verkhnekamensky, Novy, Razdolovka, Ivanovsky, Stupochek, Kleshcheevka and Andreevka of the Donetsk region.

In the Kupyansk direction, 13 attacks were repelled in the areas of Sinkovka, Petropavlovka, Berestovo in the Kharkov region and Stelmakhovka in the Lugansk region; in Limansky - four attacks in the areas of Novosadovoy, Torsky, Donetsk region and Serebryansky forestry, Lugansk region; on Novopavlovsky - seven attacks in the areas of Konstantinovka, Vodyanoye and Urozhaynoye of the Donetsk region; on Orekhovsky - 19 attacks in the area of ​​Staromayorsky, Donetsk region and Rabotino, Zaporozhye region; on Kherson - two attacks on the left bank of the Dnieper.

07:35 At night, drones attacked the First Plant refinery in the Kaluga region of the Russian Federation, a large-scale fire broke out on the spot, Russian public pages write. The governor of the Kaluga region, Vladislav Shapsha, confirmed that “as a result of the fall of a UAV,” a fire occurred on the territory of the enterprise in the Dzerzhinsky district; at the moment, the fire has been extinguished, and there were no casualties.

The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that at night the air defense allegedly destroyed five UAVs over the Bryansk, Moscow and Belgorod regions. Another drone was intercepted in the Kursk region, local authorities reported.

06:59 Air defense at night destroyed all ten attack UAVs of the Shahed-131/136 type, which Russia attacked from the territory of Crimea, the Air Force reported. The drones were destroyed within the Odessa, Nikolaev and Kherson regions. In addition, the enemy used two S-300/S-400 anti-aircraft guided missiles from the Belgorod region in the direction of the Kharkov region.

06:02 British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said that the governments of NATO allies should increase defense spending due to the threat of a large-scale war with Russia. In particular, he called for setting a “new benchmark” for defense spending at 2.5% of GDP. In turn, London promised to reach 2.5% by 2030. “This world is more dangerous, more unstable, more confrontational than most of us have ever known. We must recognize this fact and act accordingly - not in a year or two, not in a few months, but now,” the head of the British MFA.

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From the corridor to panic. What is the Russian Federation planning in the Kharkov region?
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[Korrespondent] The Russian Army began offensive operations on the border of Ukraine in the Kharkov region, and intense fighting continues there now.

The Russian army has begun a new wave of offensive actions in the Kharkov direction and is trying to break through the defense line, confirms Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.

The Ministry of Defense adds that as of May 10, these attacks were repelled, and fighting of varying intensity continued. At the same time, the command nevertheless decided to strengthen this section of the front with reserve units. What Russia was up to by intensifying its attacks in the Kharkov region is further in the story.

WHAT'S KNOWN FOR THE EVENING
A number of Ukrainian public pages report that the Russians nevertheless captured several border villages. In particular, journalist Yuri Butusov reported that at night Russian troops with up to 4-5 infantry battalions crossed the state border line and captured four border villages - Strelkoye, Krasnoye, Pilnaya, Borisovka. The largest captured settlement was Strilne.

This area, according to him, has actually been a gray zone for a long time; the defense line was not deployed there, so the enemy managed to create a bridgehead up to 10 km wide and up to 5 km deep on Ukrainian territory without any special obstacles. The total area of ​​the occupied territory is more than 30 square kilometers, the journalist adds.

Analysts from DeepState confirm Butusov’s words. In particular, experts, with reference to Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers, spoke about the situation that developed in Pilny. The public claims that the occupiers “have been freely in the village for some time, as if they were at home, and the local command in a strange way provided information about the situation in the village, which, in particular, was used by the senior military-political leadership.”

As evidence, Deep State publishes screenshots of the presence of Russian military personnel in Pilna in previous days.

“The result is natural - the enemy accumulated its forces and began to push both into neighboring villages and to the south,” analysts note.

They also conclude that so far the Russian offensive efforts have been distracting in nature and limited in their mechanized capabilities. However, landings on the territory of the Russian Federation “contain additional forces that can be used in case of accidental success, as, for example, in Ocheretino.”

As for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, experts say that our military has a problem with establishing communication between units, which “leads to personnel losses, including due to the lack of counter-battery combat.”

Later, the statements of Deep State and Butusov were denied by the head of the Kharkov regional military administration, Oleg Sinegubov. He says that all attempts to storm the occupiers in the north of the Kharkov region were repulsed, but there were no losses of territory. According to him, the settlements where the enemy wanted to break through are located 1-2 km from the Russian-Ukrainian border.

WHAT IS THE ENEMY UP TO?
Military publics note that the Russian army in the Kharkov region may have several strategies.

The first is a direct operation to capture Kharkov. In this case, the invaders will try to cut the Kyiv-Kharkov highway and then, developing an offensive, turn east and enter the regional center from the south. In parallel with this, one can expect an attack from Volchansk in the direction of Chuguev with the aim of cutting off Kharkov from the main forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which are located in the Kupyansk area.

The second is the creation of a “corridor” or “sanitary zone” for the Belgorod region and moving the front line closer to Kharkov in order to turn it into a front-line one.

The third is a “deceptive maneuver” to draw back the reserves of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and strike in a completely different place. As well as the enemy’s “information” operation to incite panic.

WHAT ARE THE UKRAINIAN ARMED FORCES LEANING TOWARDS?
The latter scenario is considered more realistic by the speaker of the operational-strategic command of the Khortitsa troops, Nazar Voloshin. According to him, the activation of the Russian army in the north of the Kharkov region is nothing more than an “information and psychological operation” of the enemy.

Thus, according to Voloshin, the Russians want to sow panic among the population and interfere with the planning of operations by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In particular, force the Ukrainian military to withdraw forces and resources from Donetsk to the Kharkov direction.

“There is no offensive in the north of the Kharkov region. The defense forces, together with the Armed Forces and various military formations, control the situation,” he said for the hromadske portal .

The head of the Center for Countering Disinformation of the National Security and Defense Council, Defense Forces officer Andrei Kovalenko also adds that today, during the fighting in the border region of the Kharkov region, the Russians used information manipulation and launched a campaign “the beginning of an offensive on Kharkov” to sow panic among civilians.

At the same time, according to him, the Russians have the strength for a broader offensive in the north in the border areas, in fact these are the Sumy and Kharkov regions. But regarding a full-fledged attack on Kharkov, the enemy does not have enough of these forces, Kovalenko assures.

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Russian Perspective: Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (10 May 2024)
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[EngMilRu] From 5 to 10 May 2024, in response to the Kiev regime's attempts to damage objects of Russian power infrastructure and defence industry enterprises of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, 27 group strikes by long-range high-precision sea- and air-based weaponry, including the Kinzhal aeroballistic hypersonic missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles, were delivered, as a result of which Ukrainian power infrastructure, military industry enterprises, and rail road infrastructure were wiped out.

In addition, strikes were delivered at air defence weaponry, POL bases, uncrewed surface vehicles and unmanned aerial vehicles production and maintenance workshops, temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian nationalists formations and foreign mercenaries, as well as AFU manpower and hardware clusters on rail road loading stations.

Units of the Zapad Group of Forces liberated Kotlyarovka and Kislovka (Kharkov region), as well as inflicted losses on units of nine AFU brigades near Stelmakhovka, Novoselkovskoye (Lugansk People's Republic), Novosadovoye (Donetsk People's Republic), and Sinkovka (Kharkov region).

14 counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of three AFU brigades and one Ukrainian National Guard Brigade were repelled near Krakhmalnoye (Kharkov region), Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic), and Grigorovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 1,015 Ukrainian troops, three tanks, including two German-made Leopard tanks, five armoured fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, five motor vehicles, and 23 field artillery howitzers, including five western-made samples.

One U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery warfare station was also neutralised.

During active combat operations, units of the Yug Group of Forces continued to advance to the depth of enemy defences.

Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of two AFU assault brigades, eight mechanised brigades, three territorial defence brigade brigades near Spornoye, Andreyevka, Elizavetovka, Kurdyumovka, Pobeda, and Grigorovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

One counter-attack launched by assault detachments of one AFU mechanised brigade was repelled near Krasnoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to more than 1,985 Ukrainian troops, three tanks, six armoured fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, 26 motor vehicles, 35 field artillery howitzers, including 13 supplied to Ukraine by Western countries.

In addition, the U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 and AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery warfare stations, as well as three field ammunition depots were wiped out.

Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Novokalinovo (Donetsk People's Republic), inflicted losses on units of 12 AFU brigades, and repelled 48 enemy counter-attacks near Semyonovka, Solovyovo, Ocheretino, and Netaylovo (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to more than 2,360 Ukrainian troops, four tanks, including one German-made Leopard tank and two U.S.-made Abrams tanks, 16 armoured fighting vehicles, including two U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and one German-made Marder infantry fighting vehicle, 30 field artillery howitzers, and one Czech-made Vampire MLRS.

Units of the Vostok Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on two AFU mechanised brigades and two territorial defence brigades near Urozhaynoye, Staromayorskoye, Vodyanoye, and Prechistovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 860 Ukrainian troops, seven tanks, eight armoured fighting vehicles, 19 motor vehicles, and 17 field artillery howitzers.

Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of three AFU brigades, as well as marines brigades, territorial defence brigades, and Ukrainian national guard brigades near Zolotaya Balka, Tokaryovka, Ivanovka, Mikhailovka, Stepnoye (Kherson region), and Pavlovka (Zaporozhye region).

One counter-attack launched by an assault detachment of the AFU 118th Mechanised Brigade was repelled north of Rabotino (Zaporozhye region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 240 Ukrainian troops, nine motor vehicles, 20 field artillery howitzers, including 11 U.S.-made M777 howitzers.

Missile Troops, Artillery, and unmanned aerial vehicles of the Groups of Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation wiped out one western-made missile weaponry depot near Odessa, one S-300 surface-to-air missile system radar station, and one P-19 detection and tracking radar station for detection and tracking of aerial targets.

In addition, one fuel depot the AFU Joint Logistics Centre was destroyed.

Aviation and air defence units shot down one Su-27 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Forces, three U.S.-made ATACMS operational-tactical missiles, 17 French-made Hammer and U.S.-made JDAM guided aerial bombs, 30 GLSDB, HIMARS, Uragan, and Vampire MLRS projectiles, as well as 163 unmanned aerial vehicles.

Over the past week, 13 Ukrainian servicemen surrendered on the line of contact.

In total, 594 airplanes and 270 helicopters, 23,905 unmanned aerial vehicles, 512 air defence missile systems, 15,934 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,282 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 9,437 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 21,570 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.

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Current information on the situation on the front line: May 10 (updated)
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[NewsFront] 23:25 The Ukrainian Armed Forces shelled the peaceful city of Rovenki. As a result of the shelling, the oil depot caught fire. This was announced by the head of the LPR Leonid Pasechnik.

“The enemy shelled the peaceful city of Rovenki. As a result of the shelling, the oil depot caught fire and houses near it were also damaged. According to preliminary data, there is one dead and six wounded. These are employees of the oil depot and local residents whose houses are located nearby,” Pasechnik said in his Telegram channel.

Later, the Minister of Health of the Republic, Natalia Pashchenko, reported that three people were killed as a result of the artillery attack of an oil depot in Rovenki. Seven more were injured, four of them are in serious condition. There is a child among the victims.

21:35 Around 20.00 Moscow time suppressed another attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using aircraft-type UAVs against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.

On duty air defense systems destroyed a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the territory of the Belgorod region.

20:09 Around 19.45 suppressed a number of attempts by the Kyiv regime to carry out terrorist attacks on the territory of the Russian Federation using the RM-70 Vampire multiple launch rocket system, guided aerial bombs and an aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicle.

On duty air defense systems destroyed seventeen rockets, five guided aerial bombs and one UAV over the territory of the Belgorod region.

19:51 Krivoy Rog. Explosion.

Reported that a single powerful explosion occurred at a military industrial enterprise in the suburbs of Krivoy Rog. Local public pages write about a bright flash. The strike was apparently from the Iskander OTRK.

18:44 RF Armed Forces struck a Patriot air defense system and radar, hit by an Iskander missile in the Gulyai-Polye area in the Zaporozhye region.

18:07 Engineering structures of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kharkov region -map.

17:30 Russian Aerospace Forces appl ymassive strikes with guided bombs on places where Ukrainian Armed Forces gather forces in the Kharkov region.

16:05 Around 14.15 Moscow time suppressed another attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using aircraft-type UAVs against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.

On duty air defense systems destroyed a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the territory of the Belgorod region.

15:41 Spectacular footage of the arrival of three UMPB D-30SN gliding bombs at the location of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kherson direction -video.

15:15 Expansion of the zone of control of the Russian Armed Forces near Pervomaisky -map.

14:48 Telegram channel “Fisherman":

Slobozhansky direction: reconnaissance in force in the north of the Kharkov region, situation as of 13.00 May 10, 2024

Due to the fact that in the Russian Telegram (at the suggestion of Ukrainian sources) jingoistic sentiments have already begun to disperse, it is necessary to talk about what is happening in the north of the Kharkov region: moreover, to speak in a balanced way, without running ahead of the locomotive and without echoing the various information dumps that rushed to write about the scale of promotion.

At night, the Sever group of troops and units stationed along the old Russian border began to launch massive attacks on planned targets using cannon and rocket artillery, mortars, and using the allocated aviation resource of the Russian Aerospace Forces in this area.

The purpose of fire destruction is to reduce the enemy’s defensive capabilities, as well as to destroy long-term firing points.

At the same time, advanced groups began clearing the front line. Due to the fact that previously Ukraine and Russia were a single space, in most places one settlement flows into another, and the border for a long time was very arbitrary. Therefore, military operations in the frontline zone began to be classified as a large-scale offensive - this is somewhat incorrect. It was about reconnaissance in force, which was carried out and carried out successfully.

If you look at the map, the battle zone has been expanded to a depth of 2-3 kilometers in some areas. It is too early to talk about the full transition of border villages under the control of the Russian army.

As a result of hostilities in the border area over the past year, the same settlement. Strelechya is a bare field. Until the fighting north of Kharkov approaches at least Liptsy, it is extremely premature to talk about the capture of villages and towns.

Therefore, combat operations in the border areas are primarily dashes through the ruins and strongholds of the enemy.

The accent on Volchansk is noticeable to the naked eye. Volchansk is one of the enemy’s main transshipment bases; logistics are being built through it east of the Seversky Donets. The city plays an important role in the defense of the northeast of the Kharkov region. Local authorities have already announced the start of evacuation from the locality.

They are working in Volchansk and the surrounding area, and they are working systematically: footage of the destruction of the bridge over the Volchya River has been published. The interfluve area is important for facilitating combat operations near Kupyansk and possible breaching of enemy defenses in the east of the Kharkov region.

Due to the fact that the North group of troops began the task of creating a buffer zone, an unprecedented revival began on the Internet, fueled not only by the enemy along the TsIPsO line, but also by Russian hype-eaters and jingoists. The enemy takes advantage of this: you can always declare the next village “virtually” taken by the Russians liberated by imprinting the Ukrainian flag there.

13:04 Statement by the head of the press center of the Vostok group -video.

Units of the Vostok group of troops continue to carry out combat missions in the special military operation zone.

During active operations, the group's units improved the position along the front line, repelled a counterattack by the assault group of the 123rd Territorial Defense Brigade in the Staromayorsky area, and thwarted attempts by the enemy to reinforce forward positions in the areas of Makarovka, Ravnopol, Nikolsky, Ugledar and Gulyai-Polye.

Air strikes, artillery fire, and heavy flamethrower systems hit strongholds and gathering places of manpower and equipment of the 58th Motorized Infantry Brigade and the 128th Territorial Defense Brigade in the Urozhainy and Makarovka regions.

Over the course of 24 hours, up to 175 enemy military personnel, two T-64 tanks, two American-made M113 armored personnel carriers, two 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mounts, an FH-70 towed howitzer, three units of automotive equipment and five ammunition supply points were destroyed.

12:23 Statement by the head of the press center of the “South” group -video.

Units of the “Southern” group of forces successfully repelled an attack by the assault group of the 93rd Mechanized Brigade in the Krasnoye area.

As a result of active actions, they occupied more advantageous positions and inflicted fire on the 23, 33 Mechanized, 79 Air Assault brigades, and 111 Territorial Defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of Elizavetovka, Novy and Pobeda.

The enemy in the Donetsk direction lost up to 215 military personnel wounded and killed.

Anti-tank guided missile systems and loitering ammunition hit two armored personnel carriers, including an M113, and two cars.

During the counter-battery fight, a 155mm American M777 howitzer, four 152mm D-20 howitzers, and two 122mm D-30 howitzers were destroyed.

11:55 From 0400 hrs today. Our army started an assault in the Volchansk region! Enemy resources confirm.

11:24 Yuzhnodonetsk direction. District settlement Krasnogorovka.

Reported about the new advance of our motorized rifles in the village of Krasnogorovka. The fighting is taking place closer to the northern border of the settlement.

In addition, the work of our front-line aviation Su-25M, which is actively using NURs on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, is also reported.

10:33 Telegram channel “Fisherman":

Avdeevsk direction: advance of the RF Armed Forces in Uman.

In recent days, in the Avdeevsky direction, Russian troops have been actively trying to develop successes in several sectors at once, including those that were covered for some time in the “fog of war.”

During the day, footage of the flag being hoisted over the memorial in the center of the northern part of Umansky appeared on the Internet. And already towards the end there were reports of the complete liberation of the village, although there is no reliable confirmation of this information yet.

At the same time, between Umansky and Orlovka, south of the S051801 highway, there is a fortified area about two kilometers long. Taking into account the configuration of the front line, it is highly likely that it also came under the control of the Russian Armed Forces - without its capture, going to Umanskoye would have been quite a difficult task.

To the south, in Netailovo, a decrease in the concentration of enemy manpower was noticed - it is still difficult to say whether this is due to the lack of reinforcements or the retreat of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. According to the latest information, Russian troops are engaged in heavy fighting in the center of the village.

In the northern sector in the Arkhangelsk region, units of the Russian Armed Forces are strengthening their positions on previously occupied lines, continuing to clear the area to the west of the settlement. There were no attempts to counterattack the Ukrainian Armed Forces during the day.

09:57 Telegram channel «WarGonzo":

Frontline report for the morning 05/10/2024

– On the Zaporozhye front, there are no special changes. Fighting continues in Rabotino and positional battles northwest of Verbovoy.

– Donetsk front. Fierce oncoming fighting continues in Georgievka. Russian troops, with the support of long-range weapons, continue the assault on Krasnogorovka. In Netailovo, our troops will continue to push back the Ukrainian Armed Forces, taking control of more and more new positions. In the Umansky area, as a result of assault operations, there is an advance of Russian troops in the populated area. In the Novoaleksandrovka area - without much change.

– There are no significant changes in the LBS in the Chasovoyarsk direction. The Ukrainian Armed Forces continues to recruit new forces to defend Chasov Yar. The Russian Armed Forces, with the support of long-range weapons, are fighting in the eastern suburbs.

09:31 Criminal Kyiv regime continues to fire at the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired from cannon artillery:

-- village of Velikaya Lepetikha four rounds;

-- n.p. Novaya Kakhovka five rounds;

-- n.p. Dnepryan three rounds;

-- n.p. Alyosha four rounds;

-- in Tsarskoe settlement two rounds.

During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the village. Velyka Lepetikha, n.p. Novaya Kakhovka, n.p. Kakhovka, n.p. Proletarka, n.p. Dnipro fired a total of 20 rounds from cannon artillery.

Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being determined.

08:58 Telegram channel “Fisherman":

Chronicle of a special military operation for May 9, 2024

– Russian troops attacked the Voznesensk airfield in Nikolaev, as well as enemy targets in the Odessa and Chernigov regions. At the same time, the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked with drones the facilities of the Russian fuel and energy complex in the Krasnodar Territory and Bashkortostan.

– In the Artemovsky (Bakhmutsky) direction there are battles in the vicinity of Chasov Yar, Russian troops are “pulling up their flanks” towards the city. Artillery and air strikes are being carried out on Ukrainian Armed Forces positions in the city and neighboring villages.

– In the Avdeevsky direction, Russian troops occupied at least half of Uman, hoisting a flag in the center of the village. A large fortified area to the east of the settlement also came under the control of the Russian Armed Forces.

– In the Donetsk direction, assault groups of the Russian Armed Forces are advancing on the eastern outskirts of Krasnogorovka, entering the Solnechny microdistrict from the south and north. To the south of the Borisovka pond, the area is being cleared.

– In the Vrem'yevsky direction, Russian troops expanded the zone of control to the west of Staromayorskoye, as well as on the southern outskirts of the village. In Urozhainy there are battles to the east of the settlement.

08:00 Official summary of Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC.

A total of 25 facts of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC.

Information was received about the death of a civilian, and two civilians were also injured.

Damaged:

A total of 24 residential buildings,

Ten cars.

Ten attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donetsk direction,

A total of 14 attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Gorlovka direction.

In total, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 64 units of various ammunition.

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Lukashenko relieves Gulevich from the post of Belarusian Chief of General Staff
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[Regnum] President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko relieved Major General Viktor Gulevich from the post of Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces - First Deputy Minister of Defense, Lukashenko’s press service reported.

Gulevich was transferred from military service to the reserve due to age.

The major general retained the right to wear a military uniform and insignia, the press service noted.

As Regnum reported, in May 2023, Lukashenko appointed Konstantin Molostov as the new chairman of the State Border Committee of Belarus. In this post, Molostov replaced Anatoly Lappo, who was transferred from military service to the reserve. Prior to this appointment, the new head of the State Border Committee of the republic held the position of head of the Grodno border group.

In February 2023, Lukashenko appointed Pavel Muraveiko as First Deputy Secretary of State of the Security Council of Belarus. Lukashenko in his comment noted the outstanding “combat” qualities of Muraveiko. Before his appointment, he held the position of Deputy Chief of the General Staff - Head of the Main Operations Directorate of the Armed Forces of Belarus.

In April 2024, delegates of the All-Belarusian People's Assembly approved the country's new military doctrine. The doctrine remains defensive in nature, noted the Belarusian Ministry of Defense. The General Staff of the Republic, in turn, reported that, according to the new military doctrine, Minsk will consider aggression against a state allied with Belarus as an attack on itself.

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Military correspondent Kots on the activation of the Russian Armed Forces in the Khar'kov direction
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As Colonel Douglas McGregor said, the Russians will start on Khar'kov first
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[Regnum] The Russian military conducted massive shelling of targets in the Kharkov region at night, military correspondent Alexander Kots reported on May 10 in the Telegram channel.

According to him, “the border area has been in motion since the night,” subscribers from the Belgorod region told about this. The Russian Armed Forces fired from “all possible calibers” and used aircraft and missiles.

There are reports of the liberation of populated areas and movement towards Kharkov, Kots added and warned against confidence in “quick victories”.

“Hard combat work lies ahead. Let’s keep our fingers crossed for our people,” the military correspondent wrote.

As Regnum reported, earlier the coordinator of the Nikolaev underground, Sergei Lebedev, informed about the strikes of the Russian Armed Forces on ammunition warehouses and the location of the Armed Forces of Ukraine personnel in Kharkov and the Kharkov region. According to the underground, explosions occurred in the west of Kharkov at 03:20 and 03:50. Ambulances arrived in this part of the city.

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Ukrainian Armed Forces are preparing ten new brigades for the Russian offensive
The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are creating ten new brigades to prepare for the Russian offensive. This was announced by the Commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, Alexander Pavlyuk, in an interview with The Economist.

“One of the most urgent tasks facing the general is the creation of ten new brigades to prepare for the Russian offensive,” Pavlyuk said.

At the same time, it is noted that Pavlyuk insists that the main vulnerability of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is the lack of military equipment, and not manpower.

As Regnum reported, on April 18, the British magazine The Economist wrote that the Russian military is easily approaching the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which are unable to repel them. The author of the article noted that the attempts of the Ukrainian army to build defense lines may be in vain, because the Russian Armed Forces continue to strike and advance against it.

Politico writer Jamie Dettmer wrote on April 17 that Kiev is sliding towards disaster due to the lack of Western assistance, shortages of ammunition, losses and a drop in the morale of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He also complained that in Ukrainian cities the queues of people wishing to join the army, which were observed at the beginning of the conflict, have disappeared.

Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said on April 19 that the special operation continues and its goals have not changed, despite the fact that the Western countries that are actually parties to the conflict are constantly changing and expanding the modalities of participation in it.

More from korrespondent.net : the Ukrainian perspective:
The critical phase and new brigades. Forecasts from the Ukrainian Armed Forces
The critical phase of the war may come in the next two months, predicts the commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The Commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Alexander Pavlyuk, gave an interview to The Economist , in which he assessed the situation at the front and made predictions about the development of the situation in the future.

TIME X
Pavlyuk noted that the enemy is using all its combat-ready equipment at the front to test Ukrainian troops, which are already exhausted and insufficiently supplied. The critical phase of the war, he said, could come in the next two months.

“Russia knows if we get enough weapons within a month or two, the situation could turn against them,” Pavlyuk said.

According to him, Ukraine immediately needs to strengthen its air defense. He stressed that the arrival of F-16 fighters in early June will be an important psychological stimulus.

However, it is not yet known whether Ukraine will receive newer versions of the F-16 needed to counter Russian bombers. Enemy aircraft remain at a distance, beyond the range of Ukrainian air defenses, dropping heavy guided bombs on forward positions at a rate of up to 130 bombs per day.

HOT SPOTS
The commander of the Ground Forces believes that Russia will continue to focus on the Lugansk and Donetsk regions, which are already bearing the brunt of the war. But intelligence confirms that Russian troops will soon stretch their defenses, attacking the northeastern regions of the Kharkov and Sumy regions.

“Russia is testing the stability of our lines before choosing the most suitable direction,” says Pavlyuk.

In his opinion, the loss of Chasovoy Yar would not be decisive, since it is “an ordinary urban settlement.” In addition, the commander commented on the attacks in the Ocheretino area, near Avdeevka, rejecting statements about possible misunderstandings that led to the loss of positions.

He attributed this to the crazy pressure, the Russian air superiority and the artillery ratio, which reached 20 to 1. Along the entire front line, Russian guns fire seven times more shells than Ukrainian ones.

HOW WILL UKRAINE RESPOND?
Pavlyuk said that Ukraine is now preparing at least ten new brigades to prepare for the offensive of the Russian army. Some of them are deployed to protect Kyiv.

According to the general, the Russians still have not given up their ideas of capturing Kyiv.

'Defending Kyiv remains one of our main tasks, no matter how dire the situation in the east is. This is the heart of Ukraine, and we know that the defense of the capital will play a key role in the future,” he emphasized.

At the same time, Pavlyuk insists that the main problem now is technology, not people. According to him, Ukraine desperately needs artillery and armored vehicles.

Even more from lb.ua : Ukrainian perspective
There are no signs of the formation of offensive groups in the south — Defense Forces
In the southern direction, the situation remains unchanged.

by Ivanna Kapustyanska


No new hostile offensive groups have yet been observed in the south of Ukraine. The situation in this direction remains stable.

Dmytro Pletenchuk, spokesman for the Defense Forces of Southern Ukraine, announced this on the air of the telethon, writes RBC-Ukraine.

"The situation remains unchanged, we do not see any signs of the formation of offensive groups, as well as a change in the condition and position of the enemy in our direction," Pletenchuk said.

The spokesman adds that the enemy continues active assault operations on all areas of the southern front of Ukraine, using drones and carrying out attacks.

"They continue their attempts to carry out assault actions on virtually all areas of the front. In our operational zone, these are Robotyne and Krynky. We will have full information about these events later," said the spokesman.

Yesterday, the Russians made 21 unsuccessful assault attempts.

"We entered Robotyn, there were five assaults, but they were forced to leave the battlefield due to losses. There were 14 assaults in Starobilsky, and two in Kryny," Pletenchuk added.

During the past day, 95 combat clashes took place at the front. The enemy continues active assault operations in the Donetsk direction, there are 60 attacks per day.

Yet again, more from lb.ua : The Ukrainian perspective
Voloshyn: Russia is trying to force the Armed Forces to withdraw its forces from Donbass to the Kharkiv direction
The Russians are trying to sow panic among Ukrainians with the help of information leaks.

by Ivanna Kapustyanska


Russia, with the help of disinformation, is trying to sow panic among Ukrainians and force Ukrainian troops to withdraw forces and resources from the Donetsk direction to the Kharkiv direction.

This was reported by the spokesman of the Khortytsia operational-strategic group of troops, Nazar Voloshyn, writes LIGA.net.

"The enemy is making efforts, including in the information space, to provoke panic and force us to withdraw forces and resources from Donetsk and Luhansk regions to Kharkiv region," he said.

Voloshyn emphasized that the Defense Forces are ready for enemy provocations, the situation is currently under control.

It is worth noting that the Kremlin set a "deadline" for the Russian army to capture Chasov Yar by May 9 . However, the enemy failed to implement the plans of the top leadership of Moscow. The Disinformation Center urges citizens to trust only official sources.

"As a rule, when active actions continue, the situation in the areas changes many times during the day. The picture is dynamic, only official sources have full information," emphasized Andriy Kovalenko, head of the CPD.

The Ministry of Defense confirmed that around 5 a.m. the enemy tried to break through the defense line . The defenders did not lose a single meter of our land. They repulsed the offensive, but battles of varying intensity continue. Additional reserves were sent for the defenders.

Oleg Synegubov, the head of the Kharkiv OVA, reported on the mass shelling of Kharkiv region , as well as the activation of enemy DRGs in the north of the region.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted a new offensive of the enemy on the border with the Kharkiv region . Fighting of varying intensity continues there.

Ground Forces Commander Oleksandr Pavlyuk believes that Russia will continue to focus on Luhansk and Donetsk, the eastern regions that have borne the brunt of the war. But intelligence suggests that Russian troops will soon strengthen their defenses, attacking the northeastern districts of Kharkiv and Sumy.

More from Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
Kharkov direction. 05/10/2024
About the situation in the north of the Kharkov region.

As of the evening of May 10, the Russian Armed Forces liberated 5 border villages (the territory is being cleared) and more than 40 square kilometers of territory in the north of the Kharkov region. Active operations with the support of artillery and aviation continue. The assault groups are followed by reinforcement groups.

Occupying these areas will certainly reduce the enemy’s ability to shell the border areas of the Belgorod region. Today the enemy continued shelling - 17 Vampire MLRS missiles were shot down + several drones. Our troops have not yet reached

the main defensive positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces ( https://t.me/boris_rozhin/123204 ) in the north of the Kharkov region. So “defense breakthroughs” and “throws on Kharkov” are not yet about current events. In fact, this is still a cleansing of border areas where the enemy does not have strong defensive positions and testing the enemy’s capabilities near the border of the Belgorod region.

Adds Rozhin:
Regarding the advance itself, the enemy claims that he has already lost 4-5 villages on the border and 30 square kilometers of territory.
On our part, the Russian Ministry of Defense has not yet confirmed the offensive and liberation of the villages.

The main defensive positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are located 5-10 km south of the border.

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Offensive Or Not Offensive? We All Catch Every Word About The Situation In The Zone Of Course, We Would Like To See Our Successful Active Actions, We Wait, Watch - The Homeland Will Definitely Know Everything
Why shake up the information field? Activation? Yes, I have. The main criterion for success is the appearance of the names of new villages and townsin combat reports from us and from the enemy. At one time there was the “eternal” Marinka and the “endless” Avdeevka. Now there are a lot of other names.

Anyone who follows the changing situation with a map of the NWO zone in their hands understands perfectly well: we have become more active in the north of the Kharkov region (as many as three directions), in the south of this region (Kupyansk). We are driving the enemy out of Donbass in the Donetsk direction.

But the Russian General Staff has become a hundred times more sophisticated; we cannot talk about any obvious directions for the main attacks. Now our troops do not gather in lava, our commanders no longer drive columns of smart vehicles (there are many more of them).

Our desired operational goal is to break the enemy’s resistance, push through the defensive formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and flee and panic the Ukrainian military. And this will definitely happen.

Courtesy of Skidmark, the Daily Mail has dramatic photos and video: Russia launches missile, drone and artillery strikes on Kharkiv amid signs Putin looks to grab Ukraine's second-biggest city - as woman who became the 'face of the war' says 'we fear we'll all die'

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Putin signed a decree appointing Mishustin as chairman of the Russian government
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[Regnum] Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree appointing Mikhail Mishustin as chairman of the Russian government, the Kremlin press service reported.

Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin
The decree of the head of state was published on May 10.

“In accordance with paragraph “a” of Article 83 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, appoint Mikhail Vladimirovich Mishustin as Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation,” the document says.

The decree came into force from the moment it was signed.

As reported by Regnum news agency, on May 10, the State Duma approved Mishustin for the post of prime minister. 375 people voted in favor, 57 deputies abstained.

The Russian government in its entirety resigned before President Vladimir Putin took office on May 7. The Cabinet of Ministers headed by Mishustin worked for more than four years. Putin thanked the ministers for their work and instructed the outgoing government to work until a new cabinet of ministers is formed.

Before the State Duma meeting, Putin held a meeting with Mishustin. The head of state expressed confidence that deputies would support Mishustin’s candidacy and noted that the new government should first of all strive to achieve Russia’s national development goals.

Mishustin, during a speech in the State Duma, in particular, said that the government needs, in accordance with the task set by the president, to do everything possible to increase the incomes of citizens, noted that the maternity capital program will be extended until 2030, and refused the proposal to abandon the budget rule and the National Welfare Fund.

The State Duma will consider candidates for the positions of deputy prime ministers on May 13, and on May 14 a plenary meeting will be held at which candidates for the positions of ministers will be discussed, the speaker of the lower house of parliament Vyacheslav Volodin said earlier.

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“No pauses”: where will Mishustin lead the new government

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree appointing Mikhail Mishustin as Chairman of the Russian Government. This is stated on the Kremlin website.

The decree of the head of state was published on May 10.

“In accordance with paragraph “a” of Article 83 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, appoint Mikhail Vladimirovich Mishustin as Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation,” the decree says.

The document came into force from the moment of signing.

PRESIDENT'S CHOICE
On the morning of May 10, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin announced that Putin had nominated Mishustin for the post of prime minister. The vote on the approval of Mishustin’s candidacy took place after his report, questions from deputies and speeches from representatives of political factions.

On the same day, before considering Mishustin’s candidacy in the State Duma, Putin held a meeting with him. The head of state expressed confidence that deputies would support Mishustin’s candidacy and noted that the new government should first of all strive to achieve Russia’s national development goals.

“Together with you and with our colleagues from the government, we formulated national development goals, this, of course, is the main thing we should strive for - the implementation of these goals in all areas. And as the practice of recent years shows, in general we are able to achieve the results that the country needs, and in today’s difficult conditions, of course, we need to get together and we need to organize the work exactly as we agreed at the last meeting with the government - to work without pauses,” Putin said at a meeting with Mishustin.

CANDIDACY APPROVAL
On the same day, the State Duma approved Mishustin as prime minister. 375 deputies voted in favor, 57 abstained.

Mishustin emphasized during his speech that the new government will work to fulfill all the national development tasks set by the president in his message to the Federal Assembly

“The first is strengthening the economy. The second is ensuring technological sovereignty. Third is digital transformation. Fourth - saving people and supporting families with children. Fifth, improving the well-being of citizens. The sixth is the balanced development of regions and infrastructure,” Mishustin noted during his speech.

“NO PAUSES” IN GOVERNMENT WORK
Speaking to deputies, Mishustin emphasized that the new government will ensure continuity in work to achieve all national development goals.

“I want to assure you that there will be no pauses in the work of the government, we will continue our current work. I also believe that we must ensure continuity in all national goals that were before this - in Decrees 204 and 474. We will do everything to develop our economy in order to justify the trust of our people, and I am confident that under your leadership we will solve all the tasks that have been set, ” he noted.

Among the previously set goals are the development of our own market and the displacement of imports through fair market competition. Over the next six years, large-scale investments are planned in Russia to strengthen the personnel base, industrial and social spheres.

EXPERIENCED GOVERNMENT
On May 6, Putin held a final meeting with members of the outgoing government. He thanked them for their joint work, positively assessed the activities in the economic sphere during the coronavirus pandemic and added that the ministers acted in a balanced and timely manner. The head of state called for a change of government without pauses in work.

During their speeches at the plenary session, the faction chairmen noted that over the past four years, the government under the leadership of Mishustin has faced serious challenges, including the coronavirus pandemic and an unprecedented sanctions policy towards Russia.

In turn, according to various media sources, the main “backbone” of the government will remain. Thus, information has appeared that Denis Manturov will retain the post of Deputy Prime Minister, but will resign from the post of head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia. According to media sources, the place of head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade may be taken by the governor of the Kaliningrad region Anton Alikhanov. The media also wrote that acting Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev could be promoted to Deputy Prime Minister.

At the same time, on May 6, the president noted at the final meeting with the government that the experience, business qualities and authority of all members of the current Cabinet will be in demand in the future. According to the head of state, in modern conditions “there are no trifles”; the cost of the actions of the Russian leadership in “historic times” for the country is extremely high.

The State Duma will consider candidates for the positions of deputy prime ministers on May 13, and on May 14 a plenary meeting will be held at which candidates for the positions of ministers will be discussed.

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New Russian prime minister Mishustin announces the need to deploy a new model of economic growth
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited

Try getting the fuck outta the way.

[Regnum] The government needs to deploy a new model of economic growth based on the further formation of supply-side economics, said on May 10. O. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin during a speech in the State Duma.

The authorities will seek to increase citizens' incomes, he said.

“The President has set a serious task: by 2030, Russia should become one of the four largest economies in the world in terms of purchasing power parity. It is necessary not only to increase the gross output of goods and services. Growth must be accompanied by an increase in people’s income levels,” Mishustin noted.
All worthy goals. Whether they’re doable by Russians in Russia, given the current climate, is the question. There’s no questions Russians can work hard, when they beleve their effort will be rewarded…
The volume of non-resource, non-energy exports of Russia should increase by two-thirds, and agricultural products by one and a half times, said the acting director. O. premiere.

“When increasing production volumes, we must take into account that new products need markets. Not only within the country, but also abroad. It is necessary to increase the volume of exports of non-resource and non-energy goods by at least two-thirds. And the supply of agricultural products is one and a half times,” he noted.

In the four years since the formation of the government in its current composition, the Cabinet of Ministers has been able to significantly increase the efficiency of the state apparatus and improve the coordination of the branches of government, Mishustin also said.

As Regnum reported, earlier on May 10, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin announced that President Vladimir Putin had nominated Mishustin for the post of prime minister. Voting on the issue of approving Mishustin’s candidacy will take place after his report, questions from deputies and speeches from representatives of political factions.

The speaker recalled that the State Duma will form the government for the first time in the modern history of Russia. Deputies will have to approve the candidacies of the prime minister, his deputies, and federal ministers in accordance with the new powers established by amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation in 2020.

The Russian government in its entirety resigned before President Vladimir Putin took office on May 7. The Cabinet of Ministers headed by Mishustin worked for more than four years. Putin thanked the ministers for their work and instructed the outgoing government to work until a new cabinet of ministers is formed.

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