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[REGNUM] The desire of the West to organize a global blockade of Russia failed largely due to the position of one and a half billion people in Africa. The continent, which accounts for more than a third of the world's "storeroom" of minerals, is also gaining political independence, as Vladimir Putin pointed out when speaking at a conference with leading politicians from 40 African countries.
On Monday, March 20, Russia became the focus of not only Asian, but also African politics. On the day of Xi Jinping's visit, an international parliamentary conference "Russia-Africa in a Multipolar World" was held in Moscow. It was attended by more than 40 delegations of African countries - speakers of parliaments, deputies, party leaders and public figures from all over the Black Continent.
Such a large representation proves that Western narratives about Russia's "global isolation" and hopes for American schemes to force third countries to impose sanctions have not worked. None of the African countries entered the Western anti-Russian coalition. Instead, the states of the continent expressed their readiness to cooperate with Russia. Moscow, which has lost access to Western markets and therefore is considering economic opportunities on other platforms with redoubled interest, intends to expand and deepen this cooperation.
Actually, this deepening of relations is expected in a few months. “We consider this event as one of the key ones on the way to preparing the second Russia-Africa summit in St. Petersburg in July ,” said Russian President Vladimir Putin , who delivered a speech to the African delegates.
RESPECTFUL - RESPECT
Moscow's optimism in relations with Africa and its confidence that African countries will not join the Western sanctions coalition after all rests on three pillars. On the contrast, on the idea and on the choice.
The contrast manifests itself primarily in relationships. Russia, like the Soviet Union before it, has never treated African states as second-class countries. Unlike Europe or the United States, our country has never taken part in the plundering of Africa and the siphoning of resources from it.
"Our relations have always been built on a disinterested basis, on the principles of mutual respect and non-interference in internal affairs. For our country, the African continent has never been the subject of mercantile interest, the use of labor and raw materials, which cannot be said about the United States and European states," explained State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin.
"It is well known how significant support the Soviet Union once provided to the peoples of Africa in the struggle against colonialism, racism and apartheid, how it helped many African states to gain and protect their sovereignty,” President Putin emphasized, noting that “today the lines for support and assistance The Russian Federation continues to follow the continent."
Those who have been humiliated by the West for years or decades cannot help but appreciate being respected.
So, Russia, as Putin recalled, "recently agreed to prolong for another 60 days the agreement concluded in Istanbul on the export of Ukrainian food through the Black Sea and the unblocking of Russian agricultural exports and fertilizer supplies."
Everyone saw perfectly well that the West did not fulfill its part of the deal, but the Kremlin extended the deal anyway. Guided by the needs of African countries first," the President explained. And to applause he added that if there is no next prolongation, then
"We are ready to supply all the volume that was sent over the previous time to the countries in Africa in particular need, to deliver from Russia to these countries free of charge."
UKRAINIAN CONFLICT AS AN ELEMENT OF AMERICAN NEO-COLONIALISM
In addition to respect for Africa, Moscow also broadcasts ideas that are close to the states there - much closer than the ideas of the United States.
"The United States assures that if Russia is allowed to win in Ukraine, or at least not lose, then the world order will collapse. That Russia's actions pose a mortal threat to him. Africa does not accept this thesis," Dmitry Suslov, Deputy Director of the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies at the National Research University Higher School of Economics, told REGNUM .
"It does not accept, firstly, because the United States, by its actions around the world, has created much more problems for the world order. Secondly, African states view the Ukrainian crisis as a regional rather than a global issue. Therefore, they perceive the perseverance of the United States as hypocrisy and are annoyed by it," the expert explained.
Russia, on the other hand, is voicing narratives of decolonization that are close to Africa.
"I think that today it is necessary to raise the issue of compensation for damage in full voice - about financial payments to all the peoples of Africa who suffered during the colonial period from European oppressors, from the consequences of colonialism," said Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko . Moreover, Moscow positions the conflict in Ukraine through the prism of decolonization - the struggle against the hegemony of the "golden billion", which seeks to subjugate other countries and limit their development by creating conflicts on the periphery.
African countries understand that if the West wins this war, American hegemony will be restored and strengthened.
This is not only about the most important foreign trade partner for Africa - China, but also about the Black Continent itself. “US policy in Africa is utilitarian. Washington is not interested in the development and strengthening of the region, it considers Africa as an arena and a tool in the fight against China and Russia , ”Dmitry Suslov notes.
AFRICA FIGHTS FOR ITS RIGHTS
It is not surprising that the African leaders themselves have a different view of their future, which the leading non-Western world players, including Russia, are paying attention to.
“The states of Africa are constantly increasing their weight and their role in world affairs, they are asserting themselves more and more confidently in politics and in the economy. We are convinced that Africa will become one of the leaders of the emerging new multipolar world order — there are all objective prerequisites for this,” Putin noted.
"As you know, about 1.5 billion people live in Africa, a huge resource base is concentrated — almost a third of the world’s fossils. And although African countries still account for only three percent of world GDP, we note that the economies of many of them are growing at a faster pace."
At the same time, all these views and objective prerequisites would have been of no importance if the principle of sovereignty had not been strengthened in Africa in recent years, which became the very third “pillar” that ensured the Black Continent’s refusal to join the anti-Russian coalition.
"There has been an increase in the subjectivity of most African countries. They began to be guided in their foreign policy primarily by their own national interests, and not by the position of some great powers. And within the framework of these national interests, they understand all the benefits of cooperation with Russia on many issues," comments Suslov.
Actually, these questions concern both security and economy. In particular, energy projects.
"Large Russian investment projects are being implemented in Africa with the participation of such domestic companies as Rosneft, Gazpromneft, RusHydro, ALROSA, Lukoil and many others. We will continue to help African countries in the production of electricity, which the continent is so far provided with only a quarter of its needs," Putin said.
In fact, Russia proposes projects without any internal risks, both political and economic. According to President Putin, "significant - in some countries 100 percent - financing is provided by Russia" and "these are serious projects in the amount of $15.20.25 billion."
Cooperation with Russia does not involve the risk of falling into dependence on a great power, because Moscow, unlike other countries, does not consider Africa as a foothold. There is no risk of getting, in addition to economic projects, various domestic and foreign political demands that the United States loves to put forward as part of its strategy of "democratization” and following the principle “if you are not with us, then you are against us."
Unlike the neo-colonizers, Russia operates according to a different principle - "if you are not against us, then we do not care what position you take."
Moscow, within the framework of its own, non-American understanding of justice, extends a helping hand to the whole world, in practice embodying the concepts of global sustainable development and the principle of indivisible security. Therefore, Africa is drawn to Russia. And she's not the only one stretching.
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Russia and Africa are economic competitors. They both export resources and import consumer goods, technology and food. Thanks to the war, both Russia and Africa also import low end military goods from despots.
The biggest effect the war has had on Africa is to drive up the price of imported grain and seed oils, increasing both hunger and poverty.
Russia's biggest export to Africa is the Wagner mercenaries who murder the local population for the local despot and take mineral concessions (gold, diamonds, oil, gas) as payment. A classic neocolonialist setup.
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Russian mercenaries accused of deadly attacks on mines on Sudan-CAR border Russian mercenaries have mounted a series of bloody attacks on artisanal mines in the lawless border zones between Sudan and Central African Republic (CAR) in an effort to plunder the region’s valuable gold trade, witnesses and experts have said.
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Gunmen kill 9 Chinese at mine in Central African Republic The Chinese government has condemned the killing of nine Chinese nationals at a mining site in the Central African Republic (CAR), where a civil war is raging, and the president of China, Xi Jinping, called on Monday for the perpetrators to be "severely punished".
Gunmen stormed a Chinese-operated gold mining site that had recently been launched in Central African Republic, killing nine Chinese nationals and wounding two others Sunday, authorities said.
However, the rebel coalition initially blamed by some for the attack put out a statement later in the day. Without providing evidence, it accused Russian mercenaries from the Wagner Group of being behind the violence.
The attack early Sunday came just days after gunmen kidnapped three Chinese nationals in the country's west near the border with Cameroon, prompting President Faustin Archange Touadera to plan a trip to China in a bid to reassure investors.
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If Africans never get their act together I think it's reasonable to assume that French Foreign Legion, Wagner, China or any number of other colonial/neo-colonial powers will be there to take advantage.
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#3 Gunmen kill 9 Chinese at mine in Central African Republic
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Confucius say, "Poor Mistah Kurtz,
Receiving his horrid deserts
So far up the creek
He was nearly unique,
With no friends for to tend to his shirts!"
Commentary by Russian military blogger Andrey Chervonets
On this day, March 19, 12 years ago, NATO announced that it was invading Libya for "humanitarian" purposes, turning the country with the highest standard of living in Africa into a war-torn, failed state with open-air slave markets.
Prior to the US and NATO invasion, Libya had the highest Human Development Index, the lowest infant mortality and the highest life expectancy in all of Africa.
Libya did not threaten anyone, did not call anyone for knives. It's just that Gaddafi was objectionable to the West.
0 sanctions, 0 ICC arrest warrants.
By the way, a huge "thank you" to Dmitry Anatolyevich for Libya. Then, in 2011, our diplomats were able to prevent an attack on the country, but Dimon categorically forbade them to do so. Moreover, then for the first time, and the only time, he snapped at Vladimir Vladimirovich, who then, in 2011, criticized the West for Libya Dmitry Anatolyevich refers to Russia's then president Dmitry Medvedev.
A little later, in 2014, or maybe even earlier, a picture was circulating on the Internet with the inscription: "We should have stopped them in Libya." It turned out to be prophetic. Today, NATO members are already on Russian lands.”
Here's the longer bit of Girkin's live stream today where he asks Putin to shut up, with more context. Girkin refers to Putin's words about the lack of hypersonic missiles being the reason why Russia couldn't invade Ukraine in 2014. And instead of properly taking command of the… https://t.co/ziHsAj2B9ypic.twitter.com/Ov4NKNQbRo
[LRT.lt] Ukraine is mourning the death of Dmytro Kotsyubaylo, a decorated soldier and the country’s youngest commander better known as Da Vinci. He was killed near Bachmut in Donbas on March 7. On the eve of Russia’s full-scale invasion, LRT sat down to speak to him in a base near the frontline. The interview was never published before.
"When the war started, I was 18, and now, I’m 26. And all these years, I’ve been at the front almost without rotations," Kotsyubaylo said at the time. "We have been living in a state of war for eight years, and that is why most European countries do not understand us because they do not face this."
"And we are facing the fact that tomorrow Russia could attack us," he added.
On the morning of February 24, Da Vinci and his men would leave the base that had become a pro-Ukraine bastion in Avdiivka, Eastern Ukraine, complete with a mural of Stepan Bandera, Ukraine’s nationalist icon and Russia’s boogeyman, as well as a pet wolf. The unit was known as Da Vinci’s Wolves.
Kotsyubaylo was the country’s youngest commander, leading men into battle from the age of 21. He chose the Da Vinci nickname because of his dream to study art, which he abandoned when the Maidan revolution began. In 2014, he joined the Pravy Sector (Right Sector) volunteers that resisted the Russian-led separatism wave sweeping across Eastern Ukraine.
They later became the Ukrainian Volunteer Corps (DUK), which never became part of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and functioned as a paramilitary force under the auspices of the Defence Ministry. They also lacked heavy weapons or funding, using help from volunteers and captured loot from the Russians to reinforce their outfit.
In the first months of Russia’s full-scale invasion, they continued working as they did throughout the war in Donbas — getting in contact with a local Ukrainian brigade, offering their help, and entering the fight in a particular stretch of the frontline.
Only later in spring, they were incorporated into the ranks of the official military, ending the group’s path as an independent outfit that had existed alongside its political wing.
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[LB] Peaceful people died.
by Iryna Lysohor
In the past day, the Russians fired artillery and mortars twice in the Chernihiv region . The Koryukiv and Novgorod-Siversky districts were under fire. There are no losses and destruction, says the summary from OVA.
The Russians fired in the Sumy region yesterday afternoon, at night and this morning. Since the evening, the enemy has been shelling the outskirts of the city of Seredyna-Buda with barrel artillery. This morning there was shelling from the AGS in the vicinity of Velikopysarivska TG. No loss or damage. Yesterday, during the day, the Russians shelled the territory of Khotynska, Shalyginska, Esmanska, Velikopysarivska, Krasnopilska, Seredino-Budska and Bilopolska communities. Information about the consequences and destruction is being clarified.
In Dnipropetrovsk yesterday, the enemy struck the Synelnyk district, targeted the Velikomykhailiv community. Emergency personnel are examining the area. The consequences of the attack are being investigated. No victims. In Novomoskovsk, the consequences of the UAV strikes were eliminated for two days. The work was finally completed.
In Zaporizhzhia region, during the past day, the occupiers shelled civilian infrastructure in the area of the settlements of Gulyaipole, Gulyaipilske, Orihiv, Chervone, Stepove, Zaliznychne, Olhivske, Novodanilivka, Mala Tokmachka, Malynyvka, Novoandriivka, Charivne, Biloghirya, Preobrazhenka, Poltavka, Kamianske , Mali Shcherbaki. There are reports of the destruction of houses (apartments) of citizens and infrastructure facilities as a result of shelling.
In Luhansk, in the Kupyansk and Lymansk directions, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensives in the Novoselyvsk, Kreminnaya, and Bilogorivka areas. He carried out artillery shelling of Novoselivskyi, Nevskyi, and Bilogorivka. Bilokurakyn district has been subjected to further provocations. The other day, vehicles with a blue-yellow flag moved through populated areas - the Russians were watching the reaction of the local population. The situation in the region remains difficult.
In the Kharkiv region, in the Slobozhansk direction, during the day, the enemy shelled the areas of Chervona Zorya, Strelecha, Hlyboke, Krasne, Staritsa, Vovchansk, Kolodyazne, Kamianka, Novomlynsk, Krasne Pershe, Dvorichna, Zapadne, and Kindrashivka settlements.
In the Kupyansk direction, the occupiers fired artillery at the areas of the settlements of Vesele, Kupyansk, Krokhmalne, Pishchane, and Berestov. The occupiers fired more than 10 mortar rounds at the villages of Oleksandrivka and Timofiivka, Bogoduhiv district. At least five private residential buildings were damaged. Kupyansk and Vovchansk were also under attack yesterday. No casualties.
Kostyantynivka was shelled by rockets in Donetska at night. The enemy used a S-300 missile. Aimed at the residential sector. Private and two-story houses were damaged. One person is injured. Also at night - a missile attack on Kramatorsk. City center. Damaged high-rise buildings. Information about victims and destruction is being clarified.
During the day, the Russians carried out airstrikes, struck with Grad missile systems, tanks, mortars, and artillery. They fired at Avdievka, Bakhmut, Velika Novosilka, Vremivka, Orlivka, Tonenka, Severne. Two civilians were wounded in the region during the day.
In the Kherson region, according to the information of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Mykhailivka, Havrylivka, Dudchany, Ivanivka, Tomarine, Odradokamyanka, Tyaginka, Novotyaginka, Ponyativka, Rozlyv, Sadov, Dniprovske, and Kherson came under enemy fire. Over the past day, the enemy launched 86 shellings, firing 385 shells from heavy artillery and "Hrads".
The enemy shelled Kherson three times. 13 shells hit residential quarters, private and apartment buildings. Yesterday, Russian artillery hit Bilozerka. The enemy purposefully attacked a residential building. A woman was rescued from the rubble of her own home. The victim was hospitalized. The Russian army also shelled the village of Tomarine of the Berislav Territorial Community.
As a result of the shelling, two people were injured. The injured were hospitalized. The homes of civilians were destroyed and a fire broke out, which the local residents of the village put out on their own. Six people were injured. At checkpoints in the temporarily occupied territory of the Kherson region, the occupiers threaten the local population with illegal deprivation of liberty and violent actions in the event of the absence of Russian passports during the next document check.
We will remind you that the enemy continues to conduct offensive operations in the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiiv, Marin, and Shakhtar directions. During the past day, our defenders repelled 69 enemy attacks in the indicated directions. Bakhmut remains the epicenter of hostilities.
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[Vesti] March 20 is the 390th day of the war between Russia and Ukraine. Briefly about the main thing that is happening in the country on this day, about the situation in the regions, the exchange of prisoners, losses, as well as all the relevant information from key departments - online Vesti.ua .
07:00 . Ukrainian defenders repelled 69 Russian attacks in the east. According to the General Staff, the Russian Federation continues to conduct offensive operations in the Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky, Maryinsky and Shakhtyorsky directions. Bakhmut is still the epicenter of hostilities.
Kherson region. The Russians are threatening the locals, who do not take a Russian passport , with illegal imprisonment and violent actions, the General Staff reports.
08:00 . Kherson region. During the day, the Russians carried out86 attacks, firing 385 shells from heavy artillery and Grads. Kherson was shelled three times- Six people were injured.
Zaporozhye region. During the day, the invaders fired at civilian infrastructure in 17 settlements. There were 3 reports of the destruction of apartments and infrastructure as a result of shelling.
Donetsk region. On March 19, the Russians wounded two people - in Bakhmut and Konstantinovka.
Kharkov region. The shelling of the border settlements of the Kupyansky, Chuguevsky and Bogodukhovsky districts continues. More than 10 mortar strikes were carried out on Aleksandrovka and Timofeevka in the Bogodukhovsky district - at least five private houses were damaged.
09:00 . Donetsk region. At night, the Russianshit the center of Kramatorskand - Nine high-rise buildings were damaged, there were no casualties.
10:00 a.m. Sumy region. The Russians shelled 2 territorial communities: six arrivals from barrel artillery of the Seredino-Budskaya community and six shots from the ACS along Velikopisarevskaya. No loss or damage.
11:00 am . Zhytomyr region Due to significant damage to networks after repeated attacks by Russians, consumption restrictions are being applied. Also, with a significant increase in consumption, restrictions are possible in the Kyiv region and Kyiv, according to Ukrenergo.
12:30 pm Kherson region. Russian troops hit the village of Nikolskoye -at least 5 houses of civilians were damaged, a 33-year-old woman lost her arm due to a shrapnel injury, and a 39-year-old man was also wounded. The number of victims is being established.
13:00 . Kyiv region. In Kyiv, the curfew was officially reduced from March 26. Now it will operate from 00:00 to 5:00
EU countries have agreed on a plan to accelerate the supply of ammunition to Ukraine by 2 billion euros.
14:30 . Kherson region. Russian troops fired at Antonovka -they fell into the church, houses and a minibus were damaged, there were no wounded or dead.
16:00 . Kyiv region. An UAV was detected in the airspace north of Kyiv during the last air raid. The target was destroyed by air defense forces and means.
17:30 . A total of 17 additional checkpoints to be built in border areas in Bryansk region - Governor Bogomaz.
17:58 . Since the beginning of March, 20 military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been trained in Spain to study the operation of the Samp-T air defense system. Reported by Il Fatto Quotidiano.
18:28 . During the day, the Russian troops launched 13 air and four missile strikes, carried out seven attacks from the MLRS. Operational summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the evening of March 20.
19:00 . UN resumes payments for IDPs and war-affected people - Ministry of Reintegration.
19:19 . Two men and one woman were injured as a result of today's shelling of the Kherson region - OP. The village of Veletenskoye and the village of Lvovo were hit.
19:45 . A total of 9,373 men of military age who left the country thanks to the Shlyakh system did not return to Ukraine. This is stated in the report of the temporary investigative commission of the Verkhovna Rada.
20:10 . In the Aleshkinsky district (under the control of the Russian Federation) of the Kherson region, the car of the platoon commander of the patrol service of the Russian Federation was blown up. This information was confirmed by the RF IC.
20:47 . Positional battles are constantly going on in the Bakhmut area. The Russian army is attacking Avdievka. Operational summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the evening of March 20.
21:00 . The European Union has agreed on a plan for the supply of ammunition to Ukraine for €2 billion, AFP reports.
21:21 . We are always open to the negotiation process with Ukraine, we will discuss your peace initiatives - Putin at a meeting with Xi Jinping. The Russian president also said that he had carefully read China's plan to resolve the situation in Ukraine.
21:54 . During the last air raid in the airspace of Kyiv, a UAV was discovered - the head of the KGVA Sergey Popko. According to him, the air defense forces destroyed the target.
22:33 . Residents of Avdievka are being urged to evacuate as hostilities outside the city become more and more violent. List of telephones by which you can report your desire to leave the city in the message of the Ministry of Reintegration.
22:54 . The SBU detained in Odessa an "FSB agent" who was collecting intelligence about new units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It is alleged that he turned out to be a former policeman who, after the outbreak of the war, was recruited by a career FSB officer.
23:23 . German infantry fighting vehicles Marder are already on their way to Ukraine. This was stated by German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, reports CNN.
23:50 . Caliber missiles were destroyed during their transportation by rail - this is how the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine commented on the evening explosions in Russian-controlled Dzhankoy.
00:04 . The United States opposes attempts to freeze the war in Ukraine, tactical tricks of the Russian Federation and China in this regard - the head of the State Department, Blinken. At the same time, according to him, the United States expects that Chinese leader Xi Jinping will promote the idea of a ceasefire during his visit to Moscow.
00:41 . Ukrainian aviation delivered nine strikes on areas of concentration of Russian troops. Rocket troops and artillery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine hit three areas of concentration of manpower, weapons and military equipment. Operational summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the evening of March 20.
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[Korrespondent] 23:06 An explosion in Dzhankoy in the north of Crimea destroyed Russian Caliber NK cruise missiles during their transportation by rail , the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported. Intelligence recalled that Caliber NK are missiles designed for launches from surface ships of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation. "The mysterious" bavovna "continues the process of demilitarization of Russia and prepares the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea for de-occupation," the GUR said.
23:03 Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko refuted Putin's statement that only 45% of the grain within the framework of the grain initiative was delivered to European countries and only 3% to Africa. According to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, since August 1, 2022, Ukraine has exported 25.1 million tons of agricultural products through the grain corridor to 45 countries of the world:
Africa - 2.9 million tons (11.6%)
Asia - 12.1 million tons (48.2%)
Europe - 10.1 million tons (40.2%)
In addition, part of the Ukrainian grain purchased by the “well-fed countries” of Europe is sent as humanitarian re-export to Africa and Asia. Therefore, the real statistics of exports to the African continent is even higher than 11.6%. Not to mention the fact that about 50% of the production goes to support Asian countries, Nikolenko emphasized.
"Ukraine will continue to faithfully adhere to its obligations as one of the guarantors of global food security. We are also grateful to the UN and Turkey, as well as other partners for their efforts in the context of extending the grain agreement for 120 days," the Foreign Ministry spokesman added.
22:51 Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar said that this week marks the second month since the intensification of the fighting for Bakhmut, and named the commanders in charge of the city's defense:
the head of the defense of Bakhmut, Brigadier General Andrey Gnatov,
the head of the defense of the eastern front, whose area of responsibility includes Bakhmut, the commander of the OSGV Khortitsa, Colonel General Alexander Syrsky,
also part of the eastern front is led by the commander of OSGV Tavria, Brigadier General Alexander Tarnavsky,
directly in Bakhmut, the brigade commander of the 93rd brigade, Colonel Palisa Pavel, and the brigade commander of the 3rd brigade of the National Guard, Colonel Alexander Pivnenko, are defending.
22:47 Explosions are heard in Dzhankoy, local publics report a drone attack. The "head" of Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov, announced the work of air defense, allegedly the wreckage damaged the household and the store, one person was injured.
22:38 Putin allegedly visited the occupied Mariupol. Anyway, Russian propagandists have published about this video. The military intelligence of Ukraine cannot confirm that the Russian dictator personally visited the temporarily occupied city, and not a person who looks like him. A number of anonymous Telegram channels also write about this. For more details, see the article Putin in Mariupol: everyone doubts that the real one .
21:49 Zelensky, in an evening video message, called the EU decision to speed up the supply of shells for Ukrainian artillery a "strategic step": "The weight of this decision is 2 billion euros. Both an urgent supply and the production of ammunition are envisaged. This is a strategic step. Something that adds confidence in our unity, in the unchanging movement towards victory over the terrorist state."
21:41 Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in Russia on a working visit. This is the first visit by a Chinese leader to Russia since the Kremlin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and just days after the International Criminal Court in The Hague accused the Russian president of war crimes and issued a warrant for his arrest. More details - in the material Xi will put pressure on Putin?
21:36 The military intelligence of Ukraine is not sure that it was Putin who came to Mariupol, spokesman for the Main Intelligence Directorate Andrei Yusov said: "We have no evidence that this man was Vladimir Putin. A man who looks like Putin is indeed recorded in these frames. Now There are discussions in various expert circles about whether Putin himself is alive in principle.
Yusov stressed that if the real Putin is alive, then he can usually be seen at a long table, at a great distance from living people: “He has one hand trembling. with residents in the yards. It's a good direction."
According to Yusov, it no longer matters much whether the real Putin is alive or not, since Russia has a "collective Putin."
20:57 Zelensky said that during a conversation with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, he thanked for joining the Core Group to create a special tribunal on Russian aggression. We also talked about the Ukrainian formula for peace, about the intensification of cooperation in the humanitarian area.
20:53 Hungary has blocked a joint statement by the EU member states on the issuance of an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court for Putin, Bloomberg reports. It was because of the Budapest veto that Borrell published the statement in his own name.
20:18 Zelensky said that he "had, as always, a meaningful, friendly conversation" with Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte, which "will have further development in strengthening the defense capability of Ukraine."
19:41 Blinken criticized Xi Jinping's visit to Putin: "The fact that President Xi came to Russia a few days after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for President Putin suggests that China does not feel responsible for hold the Kremlin accountable for the atrocities committed in Ukraine, and rather than condemn them, it would rather provide diplomatic cover for Russia to continue committing the same crimes."
19:37 Zelensky said that he had a conversation with Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer: "He thanked Austria for joining the Core Group for the creation of a special tribunal on Russia's aggression, for humanitarian support for Ukraine. We discussed key areas for strengthening assistance, in particular in the treatment of Ukrainians."
19:34 Prigozhin's press service published his letter to Shoigu with a request to take "measures to prevent the PMC Wagner from being cut off from the main forces of the RF Armed Forces, which will lead to negative consequences for the NVO." Prigozhin said that his mercenaries currently allegedly control about 70% of Bakhmut and continue their offensive. However, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, "according to available information", in late March - early April "plan to launch a large-scale offensive and deliver flank cut-off strikes in order to cut off Wagner PMC units from the main forces of the RF Armed Forces."
7:26 p.m. Putin's arrest warrant is for life, International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan told BBC Radio 4: "He will remain an alleged perpetrator until he is tried or brought to trial and acquitted. This seems extreme unlikely, so he will remain an alleged perpetrator for the rest of his life."
18:49 A ceasefire in Ukraine is unacceptable at the moment, Blinken said: "A ceasefire now without a long-term solution will allow President Putin to rest and change his troops, and then resume the war at a more favorable time for Russia. The world should not be deceived by Russia's tactical move backed by China or any other country to freeze the war on their own terms."
18:45 An agreement on the joint purchase of 1 million ammunition for Ukraine was signed by 17 of the 27 EU countries, as well as Norway, the European Defense Fund said in a statement. The agreement was signed by: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden and Norway.
Ten countries did not sign the document: Hungary, Bulgaria, Spain, Poland, Slovenia, Lithuania, Latvia, Italy, Denmark and Ireland. All of them, except Hungary, expressed their intention to join the initiative shortly after the implementation of national procedures. Budapest was categorically against it.
18:27 The Rada allowed for the period of martial law to accept for military service under a contract and give the initial officer rank to fighters without military higher education, but with combat experience. To do this, the military had to do military service in the combat zone for at least six months.
18:09 Borrell commented on the decision of the European Union to provide Ukraine with 1 million ammunition: "A historic decision. At my suggestion, Member States agreed to supply a million artillery ammunition over the next 12 months. We have three approaches: 1) one billion euros for immediate delivery; 2) one billion euros for joint purchases; 3) an instruction to increase production capacity."
17:58 Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Oleksiy Danilov in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine denied Politico's information about 100,000 dead Ukrainian military: "I declare to you with full responsibility that we do not have 100,000 losses among the military. This is impossible. Our military knows the exact figure, knows President During the war, this is classified information, but 100,000 is absolutely untrue." According to him, the ratio of losses is now 1 to 7, 1 to 8, in some cases 1 to 10 compared to Russian ones.
Speaking about the situation in Bakhmut, Danilov noted that the Armed Forces of Ukraine had already disrupted the third offensive plan for the invaders, because of which "the Russians cannot move on and throw their people into Bakhmut like a cauldron."
17:43 US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced a new $350 million military aid package for Ukraine. It will include, in particular, ammunition for HIMARS and Bradley, HARM missiles, anti-tank weapons and river boats.
17:22 Germany has begun deliveries of Marder infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine, said Defense Minister Boris Pistorius. According to him, the BMPs are already on their way. At the same time, Pistorius did not specify how many cars and when they will be delivered to Ukraine. Earlier it was reported that Germany was ready to transfer up to 40 Marder infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine.
17:09 Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur confirmed that the EU Council of Foreign Ministers, with the participation of the defense ministers of the member states, supported the proposal to allocate 1 million 155 mm ammunition to Ukraine within 12 months from its stocks and contracted ammunition.
17:03 Turkey, after increasing pressure from the United States and Europe, has stopped the transit of goods to Russia that fell under Western sanctions since March 1, said a senior Turkish export official and diplomat, Cetin Tekcelioglu. The Turkish government has given the companies a list of banned foreign goods and ordered them not to ship them to Russia, no matter what country they come from, he said.
16:41 Norway has handed over eight Leopard 2A4 tanks, four armored recovery vehicles and one mobile counter-battery radar to Ukraine, the country's Defense Ministry said.
16:20 During the last air raid in the airspace north of Kiev, an enemy drone was shot down, the city military administration said.
16:14 The United States will announce a new package of military assistance to Ukraine today, Voice of America reports, citing two Pentagon officials. They specified that the package would include missiles for HIMARS, 155mm howitzer ammunition and 25mm ammunition.
16:01 At a meeting with Xi Jinping, Putin said that he had carefully read the "peace plan." He noted that Beijing's plan can be discussed, Russia "is always open to the negotiation process."
15:59 In Kiev, from March 27, alcoholic beverages in stores and retail chains will be allowed to sell from 11:00 to 21:00 - the city's Defense Council made the corresponding decision, the Kyiv City State Administration reported.
15:47 Putin threatens to withdraw from the grain agreement in 60 days. According to him, "the question of Russia's further participation in the grain deal will be decided depending on our position taken into account." He also again stated that most of the grain along the Black Sea corridor allegedly goes to "well-fed countries", and not to Africa. The head of the Kremlin promised that if Russia withdraws from the grain initiative, the country will supply grain "to countries in Africa in particular need" for free.
15:41 Hungary will not participate in the co-financing of the European Union for the purchase of ammunition for Ukraine, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó said following a meeting in Brussels.
15:12 The UK is ready to replace Poland with MiG-29 fighters, which it plans to transfer to Ukraine, Deputy Defense Minister James Hippie said: "We will take Poland's request to fill in the gaps very positively. We did this when Warsaw first delivered T-72 tanks to Ukraine, and we sent Challenger 2 tanks to Poland. The same goes for fighters." The hippie added that no such request had yet been received from Warsaw.
14:57 The Verkhovna Rada adopted an appeal to the parties to the Rome Statute to take all possible measures to implement the decision of the International Criminal Court to issue a warrant for Putin's arrest.
14:40 The EU Foreign Ministers have approved a plan for the supply of ammunition to Ukraine, Radio Liberty's editor for Europe, Rikard Jozwiak, said.
14:16 Kiev expects that Beijing will use its influence on Moscow to force it to stop its aggressive war against Ukraine, Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko said in a commentary to the UP, commenting on Xi Jinping's visit to Russia. "As Minister Kuleba stressed in a telephone conversation with his Chinese counterpart last week, restoring Ukraine's territorial integrity should be at the center of all diplomatic efforts," Nikolenko said.
14:01 Ukraine received four Su-25 attack aircraft from North Macedonia, according to the British specialized publication Janes, citing the country's Ministry of Defense. We are talking about aircraft that North Macedonia bought from Ukraine in 2001, and already in 2004 decommissioned. These Su-25s will most likely go for spare parts. When exactly they were transferred is not specified.
In addition, North Macedonia agreed on March 14 a new defense assistance package for Ukraine, the details of which have not yet been disclosed. Macedonian media also write that the country is considering the transfer of 12 Mi-24 helicopters to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
13:52 The head of the Kiev city military administration, Sergei Popko, signed an order to change the curfew in the capital: from March 26, it will operate from 00:00 to 05:00 daily.
13:40 The Russians are trying to encircle Avdiivka, Alexei Dmitrashkovsky, spokesman for the defense forces of the Taurida direction, said: “The enemy is now constantly trying to encircle Avdiivka. say that not everything is so good in the Russian units attacking in this direction. Over the past day, the enemy has lost about three companies of personnel."
According to him, the assaults on Avdiivka are of the same type and predictable, and the invaders use "the last reserves they have."
13:37 The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation opened a criminal case against the prosecutor and judges of the International Criminal Court. The Investigative Committee noted that the prosecution of the President of Russia and the Children's Ombudsman by the court "is obviously illegal, since there are no grounds for criminal liability."
13:30 The Russian Foreign Ministry said that Moscow "made a decision" to reduce the period of the next prolongation of the grain agreement to 60 days, that is, until May 18. The ministry said that this position was officially communicated to the Turkish and Ukrainian sides, as well as the UN. "There were no formal objections. Thus, the agreement continues to operate for the next two months. Without progress in the implementation of the Russian part of the deal, Russia's participation in it will be suspended," the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
13:19 The State Bureau of Investigation has completed a pre-trial investigation against the former head of the SBU Department in the Kharkiv region Roman Dudin - he faces life imprisonment for treason. The investigation established that on the eve of February 24, 2022, he knew about the high probability of a full-scale offensive by the Russian Federation, but instead of preparing for the invasion, he actually engaged in sabotage.
In particular, Dudin organized an attempt to remove the head of the Kharkiv OVA from his duties in order to seize state power in the region. He also discredited the current authorities of Kharkov and the region through the media, tried to paralyze the work of the security agencies. Dudin deliberately created conditions for the surrender of weapons and ammunition to the enemy and arbitrarily left the place of service.
13:03 The Russians fired on the village of Nikolskoye, Daryev community, Kherson region, at least five residential buildings were damaged, at least two people were injured, the OVA reported.
12:36 Collaborator Serhiy Moskalenko, who was liquidated the other day in Nova Kakhovka, was the organizer of torture in the occupied Kherson region, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reports. He was a resident of Nova Kakhovka and the owner of a local security firm. During the occupation, he cooperated with the Russians and received the position of the so-called "chief of the pre-trial detention center", where captured Ukrainians were tortured.
12:32 Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow. Peskov said that the official meeting ceremony between Putin and the head of China will begin tomorrow at 15:00, and today they will hold an informal meeting.
The Chinese leader was met at Vnukovo by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko and a military band. Xi Jinping himself, upon his arrival, expressed confidence that his visit "would be fruitful and would give a new impetus to the development of relations with Russia."
12:15 Podolyak ruled out the possibility of negotiations with the current Russian elite: "The legal fixation of the "acting president of the Russian Federation" as an unconditional international criminal directly means: 1. No negotiations with the current Russian elite 2. No return of the Russian Federation to world politics in a pre-war status. 3. No lifting sanctions as long as "Putin's face" represents Russia."
11:51 Danilov commented on China's "peace plan": "The formula for the successful implementation of China's "peace plan". The first and main point is the surrender or withdrawal of Russian occupation troops from the territory of Ukraine in accordance with international law, the UN Charter. In order to restore sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity".
11:24 The Supreme Anti-Corruption Court decided to confiscate the Ukrainian assets of the Russian oligarch Arkady Rotenberg, including the Ocean Plaza shopping center in Kiev. The decision will take effect ten days later, unless the defendant wants to appeal it on appeal.
“But they have no chance of success,” commented People’s Deputy David Arakhamia. “The property of Putin’s close friend will become the property of the state and will be transferred to the management of the State Property Fund. We warned that Russian oligarchs would pay for crimes against Ukraine. Mechanisms to attract Russians come into play legal liability."
11:19 The International Criminal Court, which issued a warrant for Putin's arrest, should take a "fair position" and "respect the immunity of leaders of states in accordance with international law," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said. He also stressed that "China will continue to take an objective and fair position in the Ukrainian crisis and play a constructive role in the peace talks."
11:17 The tactics of missile terror have already failed, although Russia is not going to give up this tool of intimidation, Andriy Yusov, spokesman for the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, said. He drew attention to the increase in the intervals between attacks and added that Kalibr, Iskander and Daggers are not the weapons that the enemy can afford to bombard Ukraine. But the Russian Federation still has a lot of obsolete missile weapons, especially the S-300, Yusov recalled.
10:59 The media noticed that on the propaganda video, where allegedly Putin communicates with the residents of Mariupol, a woman's cry is heard from afar: "It's all not true, it's all for show!"
10:24 British intelligence reports that over the past three weeks, Russian forces have been gradually advancing around Avdiivka, and Avdiivka Coke will become a key area for future battles. According to analysts, the Russian operation was mainly carried out by the "DPR" 1st Army Corps, locals who know the area well.
At the same time, the tactical situation in intelligence is called a similar situation in Bakhmut. Supply lines to the west there are increasingly threatened by the Russians.
10:17 In a military unit in the Chernihiv region on March 18, during regular firing, a shell detonated, killing four servicemen. A criminal case has been registered on the fact of violation of the rules for handling weapons, the State Bureau of Investigation reported.
09:53 4,000 Russian military are now based in Belarus, mostly mobilized, Sergei Naev, Commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said in an interview with RBC-Ukraine. They undergo training at Belarusian training grounds, after which they are sent by echelons to the east and south of Ukraine. Belarusian troops can only conduct defensive operations, they have no strike potential, so the threat of an offensive from Belarus is low today, Naev noted.
09:16 In the Kherson region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, six people were injured. In the Donetsk region, two wounded, according to the IVA.
08:52 In Russia, employees of the Presidential Administration were asked to get rid of the iPhone by the end of March because of the "threat of espionage," Kommersant writes, citing its sources. At the same time, it is possible that new "safe" telephones will be purchased for the AP employees.
08:45 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of March 20.
personnel - about 165,610 (+700) people liquidated,
tanks - 3537 (+5),
armored combat vehicles - 6869 (+16),
artillery systems - 2577 (+9),
MLRS - 507 (+0),
air defense systems - 270 (+2),
aircraft - 305 (+0),
helicopters - 290 (+0),
UAV operational-tactical level - 2160 (+1),
cruise missiles - 907 (+0),
ships/boats - 18 (+0),
automotive equipment and tankers - 5416 (+8),
special equipment - 265 (+3).
08:26 The Russian army continues to conduct offensive operations in the Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky, Maryinsky and Shakhtyorsky directions. Over the past day, the Defense Forces repelled 69 enemy attacks in the indicated directions. Bakhmut remains the epicenter of hostilities, the General Staff said in a morning report .
In the occupied Kherson region, Russian invaders at checkpoints threaten local residents with imprisonment and violent actions if they do not have Russian passports during the next document check.
07:21 600 Ukrainian soldiers have already completed training in Estonia, Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur said in an interview with the Kyiv Independent: "We trained 600 Ukrainian infantrymen. We conducted training for one company at a time, three times." In addition, according to the minister, doctors, riflemen and some other military specialties were trained in Estonia.
06:03 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) believes that the Russian "big offensive" is coming to its climax without bringing the Russian Federation significant military victories. In particular, the Russians never captured Bakhmut, in addition, they have problems with the offensive in the area of Avdiivka and Vugledar. The recent offensive on Avdiivka resulted in heavy Russian casualties, equivalent to one company, according to ISW.
And while trying to strengthen the group near Ugledar, the Russians are weakening in other areas. Thus, the 155th Marine Brigade suffered catastrophic losses in manpower and equipment during the constant unsuccessful attacks on Ugledar in November and February, and the Russian military leadership is likely to rely heavily on the reserve units of the 98th Airborne Division, to make up for these losses. Also, some units of the 8th Airborne Division, which is located in the Kremennaya Luhansk region, are being moved to the Vuhledar area. Analysts see such movements as "an act of desperation."
05:49 "DPR Ombudsman" Daria Morozova complained that on March 17 she was not allowed to speak at a meeting of the UN Security Council on the "humanitarian situation" in Ukraine. US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield spoke out against giving Morozova the floor and called for a procedural vote. As a result, four countries voted for Morozova's participation - Russia, China, Brazil and Ghana. Eight countries were against, including the USA, Britain, France.
05:35 A unilateral agenda for a Xi Jinping-Putin meeting "could harm Ukraine," said White House National Security Council strategic communications coordinator John Kirby: "The Chinese peace plan that will be presented to Putin could include some type of ceasefire that would simply allow the Russian Federation regroup their forces for further attacks... The ceasefire is effectively a ratification of the Russian conquest."
The US also expressed concern that the "borderless" cooperation between Putin and Xi could deepen as a result of the talks.
01:47 Czech President Petr Pavel believes that Ukraine will have only one attempt to carry out a large counteroffensive, and if it fails, it will be extremely difficult to obtain funding for the next attempt. "The window of opportunity is open this year. It will be very difficult to maintain the current level of assistance after next winter," Pavel stressed.
00:50 On March 20, EU foreign ministers will sign a plan for the supply of ammunition for Ukraine for the year ahead, Radio Liberty journalist Rikard Jozwiak reports. According to him, we are talking about the supply of 1 million artillery shells to Kyiv over the next 12 months. At the same time, the journalist noted the "impressive diplomatic work" of Estonia, which laid the foundation for this case.
00:18 On the eve of his visit to Russia, Chinese President Xi Jinping also wrote an author's article for the Russian media, in which he stated that Beijing "always takes an objective and impartial position on the Ukrainian crisis, makes active efforts to promote reconciliation and peace negotiations."
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[NewsFrontInfo] 20:10 Having sunk into our positions, he ingloriously died like his friends (only nothing was left of them). Mothers, do not send your children to death, Zelensky's criminal regimekills. 19:30 Job from ATGM "Kornet" on the firing points of the Ukrainian military
18:42 Modernized Lancet destroys enemy artillery near Bakhmut
18:40 Ideological Nazi was detained in the Kherson region
On the body of a man discovered themed tattoos, and in his house the flag of Nazi Germany, which is also installed on the screen of his computer.
In addition, Nazi literature and related photos and videos were found on him, testifying to mass crimes against humanity by soldiers of the Wehrmacht, SS, SD, etc.
The detainee did not deny his interest in issues of racial superiority - when communicating with him, it is noticeable that his mind suffered from destructive Nazi ideas.
17:38 Russian military destroyed Armed Forces BMP near Seversk
16:35 Soldiers of the RF Armed Forces captured soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine captured and right under fire provided medical assistance
Our military, risking themselves, provided first aid to a wounded enemy soldier right under fire. One of the Ukrainians said that he was mobilized, the second denied the existence of documents, the third said that he was from Vinnitsa.
16:35 The RF Armed Forces have taken Stepovoe, the assault on Berdychi is underway. Fighting is going on inside the village of Kamenka.
16:35 New briefing by the RF Ministry of Defense:
🔹Russian troops destroyed up to 55 Ukrainian soldiers in the Kupyansk direction during the day.
🔹The Russian Armed Forces destroyed over 50 military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a 152mm D-20 howitzer in the South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions in a day.
🔹The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed more than 245 military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk direction in a day.
🔹Russian troops destroyed more than 100 military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 152mm Msta-B howitzer in the Krasnolimansky direction.
🔹Russian troops destroyed up to 40 military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a US-made Paladin self-propelled artillery mount in the Kherson direction.
🔹The Russian Armed Forces hit 82 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in firing positions over the past day.
🔹Fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter in the Kharkiv region in a day.
15:46 Artillery crews of 152mm howitzers "Msta-B" of the Central Military District destroyed camouflaged objects of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the special operation zone
Shooting is carried out from closed firing positions with high-explosive fragmentation shells at a distance of more than 15 km with fire adjustment by UAV crews.
After hitting targets, artillery crews leave their positions and take cover in dugouts, and, if necessary, quickly change their firing position in the shortest possible time.
14:27 RF Armed Forces are attempting to enter Avdievka from the southwest - source
There is a powerful battle in the area of the recreation center of technology and sports, as well as in the 9th quarter. Sources "Go and look" confirm this information.
13:37 Russian artillery destroyed a detachment of saboteurs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk region
On footage from the night sightit is seenhow the Ukrainians hid in the landings.
The result of the strike - the enemy retreated to the original ones with losses.
12:28 Russian loitering ammunition struck Ukrainian SAM FV4333 Stormer HVM British production
11:22 A series of blows inflicted on Kramatorsk
According to "Go and look," powerful explosions are heard in Kramatorsk.
“Arrivals in Kramatorsk. They hit at the locations [locations] of the Armed Forces of Ukraine," said the source of the channel.
Currently, Kramatorsk is under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
11:18 An air alert has been declared throughout Ukraine
10:21 Personnel flights of crews of Su-34 aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces during a special military operation
The crews of Su-34 fighter-bombers are on combat duty around the clock at their base airfields.
Pilots of the Russian Aerospace Forces perform the tasks of air patrols and cover the actions of units of the Russian Armed Forces at any time of the day and in any meteorological conditions.
Combat sorties are carried out with missile weapons of various classes. This allows you to adequately respond to any emerging threat.
10:20 Regular facts from Odessa about the ongoing “graveyard” of the male population, carried out by representatives of the territorial recruitment center
09:17 Artillerymen of the 132nd Brigade continue to destroy enemy manpower
Crews of self-propelled guns 122mm 2S1 "Gvozdika" of the 132nd Brigade of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps (formerly the 3rd Brigade of the Donetsk Army Corps) are destroying Ukrainian militants on the line of contact with precision drone-controlled fire.
08:12 "There are no days off and we will not give the enemy."Scouts of the Airborne Forces - about work
Russian Airborne Forces scouts work in the special operation zone in any weather and seven days a week, and if the weather interferes with the drones, then they themselves - by legs, crawling - make their way to enemy positions.
08:10 Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federationshowedhow is the training of sniper pairs of reconnaissance units of the airborne forces in the rear
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[NewsFrontInfo] 23:55 Over the past day Representationreportedabout 19 facts of firing by the VFU.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made 19 attacks from the MLRS, artillery 155mm and 152mm.
Having fired 102 units of various ammunition. Under enemy fire were areas of two settlements of the Republic: the capital city of Donetsk (Kiev, Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Aleksandrovka.
Over the past day, information was received about the death of a civilian - a man, in Marriageisvsky district Donetsk.
Seven housing constructions were damaged in the Kuibyshevsky and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk, Aleksandrovka. Damage to civil infrastructure facilities was not recorded.
Previous 26 artillery attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU during the day.
22:03 Couple of radio intercepts from the Zaporozhye region. They can be heard as in English and Russian with a clear non-local accent, the fire of Ukrainian artillery is corrected. Looks like a conversation between two communicators, a couple of callsigns (L02VU and Lima in the first intercept), a shitty sound, everything is as usual in such cases. In the second - the transmission of the code by circular over medium wave communication: KG 04TsGS, where the latter is clearly the message code, in response to which a female voice announces the receipt.
21:58 Video- The Lancet hits the Ukrainian 122mm D-30 in the Bakhmut direction with an accurate blow.
21:28 Video- Russian City at work.
20:42 I'll tell you a little fact about what I saw alone and one of the reasons why country 404 needs demilitarization and denazification !!!
It happened the other day, our car drove into one of the cities of the LPR, on our sector of the front, they stopped it at a checkpoint, and they said that if there is no urgent need to enter the city, then it is better to refrain from traveling, because at night the khokhlopetukhs remotely mined the city by detonating cluster munitions over it!! But it was necessary to get into the city, and at your own peril and risk we moved on !!
And now we are not talking about the notorious petals, the mines looked like tin cans with an antenna, and hitting such a mine, Kamaz was torn off the wheels, and hardly anything was left of the loaf.
But, for us, everything worked out, the sappers were already working throughout the city, and sections of the route! Where the mines lay, there was already a cordon!!
And, that's what I'm all for! The city is inhabited by civilians, and this act of terrorism by the Nazis was directed against the civilian population!! And in order to stop this, we are in the NWO zone!
20:14 Video— To dilute the atmosphere a bit! Here is Katyukha)) who catches mice and boasts.
20:12 Video— Unique footage of the assaults of the 144th Motorized Rifle Division. "Reks" of the 488th Regiment throw grenades at the enemy's trenches and take control of the enemy. Hard combat work that the mobilized do every day.
20:09 Circumstance on Avdievka is complex and we would not advise some to draw hasty conclusions. Everything has just begun, we have not even entered the private sector yet. Of course, you can say that if everything is at a clear and competent pace, then you can take it into the operational environment, BUT the situation and the battles are heavy and fierce.
20:06 Video- Very close arrival on the dry land. But they remained alive.
19:36 Artillery of the NM LPR destroys Ukrainian armored vehicles near Seversk -video.
18:53 Video- In the Kherson region on the island of Kruglik, Russian fighters staggered two Ukrainian DRGs that came one after another.
18:30 New footage of the 57mm S-60 —video.
18:09 Consequences of next artillery attack of New Kakhovka.
17:50 Capture of the next Ukrainian mobilized —video.
17:34 Destroyed in the Luhansk region BMP-2 of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
16:40 Situation of Ukrainian blogger Anatoly Shariy comments near Avdievka. He points out that Ukrainian resources are hushing up the sad situation for the Armed Forces of Ukraine under this settlement: ISW writes that the Russians captured Stepovoye to the north-west of Avdievka, which cut the railway line.
16:38 Under the strongest artillery attack recently the village of Severny in Donetsk. Massive fire. Burning houses. There are more than thirty arrivals near the Panfilovsky Bridge.
16:00 Briefing of Ministry of Defense of Russia:
- In the Kupyansk direction, air strikes and artillery fire from the "Western" group of troops hit the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Dvurechnaya, Berestovoe, Kharkiv region and Artemovka, Luhansk People's Republic.
Up to 55 Ukrainian servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, two pickup trucks, and a 152mm D-20 howitzer were destroyed
- In the Krasno-Limansky direction, the active actions of the units of the "Center" group of troops, air strikes and artillery fire hit the enemy's manpower and equipment in the areas of the settlements of Yampolovka and Terny of the Donetsk People's Republic.
During the day, over 100 Ukrainian servicemen, an infantry fighting vehicle, three pickup trucks, a car, as well as a 152mm howitzer were destroyed in this direction.
- In the Donetsk direction, during the active operations of the units of the "Southern" group of troops and artillery fire in the areas of the settlements of Semyonovka, Petrivske and Tonenkoe, more than 245 Ukrainian servicemen, one tank, three armored combat vehicles, three pickup trucks, a MLRS combat vehicle were destroyed per day Grad, as well as the 152mm MSTA-B howitzer.
- In the South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, air strikes and artillery fire from the Vostok group of troops defeated the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Ugledar and Novomikhailovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The total losses of the enemy per day in these areas amounted to over 50 Ukrainian servicemen, three tanks, four infantry fighting vehicles, two armored fighting vehicles, four vehicles and one D-20 howitzer.
- In the Kherson direction, up to 40 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, three vehicles, a 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer, a 122mm D-30 howitzer, and a US-made Paladin self-propelled artillery mount were destroyed during a fire attack.
- Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile troops and artillery of groups of troops (forces) of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation over the past day defeated 82 artillery units in firing positions, enemy manpower and equipment in 112 districts.
Fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Mi-8 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force near the village of Kolesnikovka, Kharkiv region.
- Air defense systems intercepted five rockets of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system, as well as one HARM anti-radar missile, during the day.
In addition, seven Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Kremennaya, Rubizhne, Ploshchanka, Karmazinovka of the Luhansk People's Republic and Kirillovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
15:22 Video- Education and training of attack aircraft personnel in engineering. In our direction there are many gifts and surprises from the enemy, in order to avoid stupid losses, we train in the rear.
15:00 to Konstantinovkatransmits, that in the area of the Konstantinovka-Artyomovsk highway there is an intense battle. You can hear the sounds of small arms and heavy weapons. Locals report that the earth is trembling, huge columns of smoke are also visible on the outskirts of Konstantinovka, armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are on fire.
Recall that our fighters are currently conducting a large-scale assault on the entire Artyomovsky direction.
14:12 This is what throw off VSUshniki on the fighters of the Russian army from their copters. All this is artisanal and, as the subscriber said, they often do not explode.
13:40 Video- Full report on the calculation of the Lancet UAV.
12:44 #exclusive from a subscriber warrior. Captured T-64 APU. Kharkiv region, Izyum district, May 22.
12:18 Video— #exclusive from a subscriber warrior. The flight of a Ukrainian ATGM in front of a Russian T-80BVM of group V during firing.
11:46 Video- Ukrainian reconnaissance in force in the Zaporozhye region, which ended in the loss of personnel and equipment.
11:17 Footage of a small-arms battle in the south of Bakhmut, a Wagner machine gunner is working -video.
10:33 Video- The last road available for travel to Artyomovsk, along which the transport of the Armed Forces of Ukraine can enter the city. Given the many recent videos of how the APU MCIs get stuck, it looks very much like the truth.
10:05 Video- Flight footage of the crews of the Su-34 VKS of the Russian Federation during combat duty at home airfields in the zone of the NWO
10:04 Video- On the Artyomovsky direction in the village. Berestovoe, a group of military personnel 404 once again occupied a dilapidated (but previously residential) house. Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation worked on the position, the siduns were denazified.
08:45 Russian military showed frames from the next liberated stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the direction of Svatovo-Kremennaya. (frames 18+)
They have destroyed equipment and personnel of the elite 25th Separate Airborne Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
They failed to survive the meeting with the Russian paratroopers.
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[REGNUM] The Armed Forces of Ukraine complain about the loss of drones, which fail not on the front line, but in the near rear. Reports that the Russian military used some kind of electromagnetic weapons came simultaneously from Donbass and from the other side of the front line. Experts admit that we are talking about new types of weapons, the development of which was carried out in secret.
The Ukrainian military is complaining about the massive loss of drones that operate at a considerable distance from the line of contact. An unknown electromagnetic weapon disables drones 6-7 km from the front line, sources of the Mash Telegram channel reported.
Similar reports appeared on the other side of the front line. “I received two alarm signals at once ... about the use of weapons by the Russian Federation, which at a distance literally “burns out” electronics with a powerful impulse. Radio stations, UAVs, telephones, drone remotes. The distance from the front line was about 7 km," wrote Ukrainian military expert Serhiy Flesh on his Facebook page.
Semiconductor elements, microcircuits and other components of drones fail, the Ukrainian analyst listed. According to him, a powerful mobile-based Ranets-E microwave emitter, which was developed in Russia in the late 1990s and early 2000s, is used against Ukrainian drones.
The complex was first introduced in 2001 by the Moscow Radio Engineering Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. It follows from the accompanying materials that the complex consists of an electromagnetic radiation generator, an electric generator and an antenna mounted on the MAZ-543 chassis.
When a target (missile or drone) is detected, the complex processes it with a beam with a power of up to 500 megawatts, disabling the electronics. The developers assumed that such systems, in theory, could become an alternative to air defense/missile defense missile and gun systems that physically destroy the target.
The Ranets-E project was never put into service, and then curtailed. Among the disadvantages of the complex were the high cost of operation, the need to recharge the radiation generator between "volleys," which made the complex and the objects covered by it vulnerable.
But work on the development of electromagnetic weapons has never stopped, and today the Russian troops may have complexes at their disposal that are significantly superior to Ranets-E in their characteristics, military expert Alexander Mikhailovsky believes .
"Here it is necessary to clearly define what is at stake: about the Ranets-E complex, which was brought to mind and delivered to the troops, or about weapons that operate on the same principle," said the REGNUM expert. Why is this important? Because the Ukrainians who replicate these messages are only aware of what is in open sources, and based on this limited information they draw conclusions.
Mikhailovsky is inclined to believe that we are still talking about new types of weapons, the development of which was carried out in secret. "Nothing has been reported about Ranets-E itself since the early 2000s, but new weapons have been actively developed in recent years," the expert noted.
The fact that "electronic weapons that have no analogues in the world" was tested in Russia back in 2016 was reported by RIA Novosti in a report from the ArmHytech arms exhibition. Then an informed source in the United Instrument-Making Corporation said: weapons are being developed that hit targets with the help of a directed electromagnetic pulse. It has an "indirect physical impact on the on-board equipment of aircraft, drones and neutralizes high-precision weapons," the source said.
Projects for the development of "microwave guns" were conducted non-publicly for a long time, Mikhailovsky emphasizes. "There were options for installing a microwave radiation complex on the tracked chassis of the Buk or Tor air defense systems. Such installations should move on the march with columns of troops and cover them from possible attacks from the air," the source said.
There was also evidence that the new complex is capable of hitting targets at a distance of up to 10 km. By the way, Ukrainians are talking about a distance of seven kilometers from the front line. If we assume that the complex itself is located at a distance of three kilometers on our side of the front, everything will just fit together.
In theory, such a weapon will be able to disable the electronics of not only a conditional rocket, but also an airplane, helicopter or drone.”
The United States and China are developing their own developments in this direction, which are developing microwave weapons to perform police or military tasks, such as dispersing a crowd during riots or defeating enemy soldiers. Those irradiated by the "microwave gun" experience panic sensations and tend to leave the affected area. The details of the development of such systems are kept secret, but the very fact of the existence of such weapons is not hidden.
The interlocutor of IA REGNUM also noted: the principle of operation of advanced weapons is that the conductive microcircuits of the irradiated object receive an energy glut, which causes a short circuit and "burnout" of individual elements. Lower power radiation can also be used to suppress radio channels. But the use of such weapons is associated with a number of problems, Mikhailovsky noted.
"Firstly, such systems can only be used in clear weather in a clear sky. There should be no rain, fog, or any other obstacles in the path of the beam. Otherwise, it dissipates," the expert explained. - Second: it is not known exactly how the microwave gun is guided. For example, air defense missiles are aimed at the thermal signature of the target, but aiming the beam is already much more difficult. And the main question is: how exactly can a generator be placed on a relatively small machine that can create a beam that can hit targets at such a distance. Let's say there is enough power for a conditional "volley", but then you need to take the car away for "reloading."
The use of such complexes can create significant problems for the actions of Ukrainian unmanned aircraft, but on the condition that the use of new weapons will be massive, Mikhailovsky emphasized.
“In order to have a significant impact on the situation as a whole, it is necessary to use not one or two complexes, but some kind of system in which individual elements cover each other ,” the specialist points out. - At the same time, even the targeted use of such systems, for example, to cover specific objects, already creates zones where enemy drones cannot operate with impunity.
In theory, the "microwave gun" can also be used against missiles of the same HIMARS. So the Ukrainians, if they don’t fantasize, are faced with a serious problem, for which I don’t sympathize with them."
There are no means of protection against the "microwave gun" now, the expert believes. “So for all their drawbacks, these weapons are extremely effective. But for a full-fledged effect, the widespread use of such weapons is necessary," the expert argues.
If there are two or three complexes at the front, the enemy will adapt to their use and find ways to get around them, Mikhailovsky explains.
However, if they really start to be used en masse, being transferred to different sectors of the front, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in theory, may be left without drones or without the ability to use them.
"This, in turn, will lead to a drop in the effectiveness of their artillery fire, the actions of infantry and armored vehicles, which will be “without eyes”. So it remains to be hoped that these are not rumors and not a one-time incident, but a full-scale fight against enemy unmanned aircraft," Mikhailovsky summed up.
Russians are SO funny. Ask them about the 1TW nuclear power plant they have in the back of the truck. They might even sell it to you for a fantastic price.
#2
Yes,very effective. I wonder if the Iron dome could be targeted. I know the field units have a few of these weapons but 10 mile targeting is much superior. Perhaps even satellite application. Ukraine complains right in their launch area their drones are knocked out of service.
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#4
Well, like St. Yogi says, you can observe a lot just by talking to people
Back in the Cold War days, we* got our hands on a MiG fighter when the pilot defected from whatever commie country it was. The boffins took it apart and were snickering over the antiquated hardware. Tubes! The avionics used vacuum tubes**! Laughter all around until some nerd pointed out that, unlike those modern transistors all the cool kids were using, vacuum tubes were resistant to EMP from a nuke war. Suddenly, eyes got big at the implications.
* meaning the United States, not me and Dale
** I think they were called Fleming valves back then
#5
I'm confused. Did you used to regale
Us with tales that amused without fail?
Have you bailed for the Pale?
Maybe gone on a sail?
Put the real Dale in jail? [pulls at veil]
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[REGNUM] Western analysts saw in Vladimir Putin's "spontaneous" trip to Mariupol a decision taken in defiance of an order from the International Criminal Court. What else did Europe and the USA see in the president's working visit to new territories?
“This visit appears to have been a gesture of defiance — just a day after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for the Russian leader… — and a demonstration of Putin’s determination to continue to crack down on Ukraine ahead of the arrival in Moscow of Chinese President Xi Jinping, a key economic partner," write Matthew Bigg, Ivan Nechepurenko and Andres Martinez in their column for The New York Times.
On March 18, the Russian leader, we recall, visited Sevastopol. The next day, the president arrived in Mariupol by helicopter: this was the first visit of a Russian president to the territory of the DPR. In the city, Putin, accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin , made an automobile inspection of a number of territories, talked with local residents and listened to a report on how the restoration work was going.
Immediately after inspecting Mariupol, Putin made a trip to the command post of the Northern Military District in Rostov-on-Don: there he held a meeting, heard reports from the Chief of the General Staff - First Deputy Minister of Defense General Valery Gerasimov and a number of military leaders.
Some Western media linked Vladimir Putin's visit to the decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, whose jurisdiction Russia does not recognize (and whose decisions it regards as legally null and void), which the day before announced the issuance of an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin and the Ombudsman for Children in Russia by Maria Lvova-Belova.
The German publication Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung was surprised to note that Putin's morale had not been affected by the ICC's recent actions to arrest him.
"Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin has shown that he is not impressed by the latest punitive measures against him," and therefore he made a significant visit to the front-line Mariupol, and - on the occasion of the 9th anniversary of the return of Crimea - arrived in Sevastopol, where the Black Sea Fleet is based, the German newspaper explained to its readers. newspaper.
Reviewers for The New York Times noted that Mariupol is only 50 miles (about 80 km) from the city of Vuhledara, where fierce fighting is now taking place. According to the American publication, Putin's unexpected trip to the Donbass was a message to the "Russian hawks" - by which the NYT means supporters of the continuation of the special operation. The trip showed that the president "morally supports the Russian soldiers," and the interview was intended to "beat off" any criticism of the president, the New York newspaper points out.
Experts from the Washington Institute for the Study of War (ISW) also spoke almost word for word . According to them, the Russian president went to Mariupol to "create the impression of invulnerability" and "present himself as a leader who took part in hostilities." According to ISW, the Kremlin framed Putin's trip to Mariupol "as spontaneous, in order to present Putin as an invincible wartime leader who can safely visit a war zone."
"Putin also probably wanted his visit to be in response to an International Criminal Court warrant for his arrest… Putin probably wanted to present his role… as being outside the jurisdiction of the international community and himself as being safe from the Ukrainian military stationed 80 km to the north," Washington analysts noted.
The Institute for the Study of War also admitted that Putin's trip to Mariupol was aimed at "dispelling a long-standing and widespread fear in the nationalist space of a possible Ukrainian counteroffensive in southern Ukraine."
Journalist Rostyslav Averchuk, in a column for La Razón, argues that although Mariupol is now relatively far from the front line, it could become "one of the possible targets of the expected Ukrainian counteroffensive, which could try to cut off the Russian land corridor to the Crimea in the south."
National Public Radio's Moscow correspondent Charles Maines suggested in Sunday's Weekend Edition that Putin's trip was a response "to President Biden's trip to Kiev a month ago, given that it was Putin's first trip" to the area since the start of the NWO.
The British edition of The Guardian did not comment on Vladimir Putin's trip to Mariupol: instead, a caricature of the event by artist Ben Jennings was published, where the Russian leader is depicted in the manner of Pablo Picasso against the backdrop of a destroyed city with a Mariupol sign. Behind the Russian leader hangs a banner with the Russian tricolor and the inscription Mission accomplished (“Mission accomplished”).
Gonzalo Aragones , a columnist for the Spanish edition of La Vanguardia, believes that Vladimir Putin "seeks to show that he is making efforts to restore the city."
The journalist also drew attention to the words of Deputy Prime Minister Khusnullin, who announced plans to complete the reconstruction of Mariupol by the end of the year - at least, "its front part."
#3
Completely forgotten are the rumors of Putin suffering from cancer, Parkinson's and alcoholism. How did all those rumors start anyway? Wishful thinking?
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"Media" is easily impressed. They also love the flavor of bull$hit, having survived on it for most of their lives.
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Commentary by Russian military blogger Andrey Chervonets
The founder of the assault unit, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said that the fighters of the PMC "Wagner" control about 70% of Artemovsk and continue the offensive for its complete liberation. According to him, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are planning to go on a counteroffensive in late March - early April in order to cut off the "musicians" from the Russian army.
In this regard, Prigozhin asked Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to take all measures that could prevent this outcome.
Who cares, proof of the letter itself from the https://t.me/concordgroup_official/623:
Everyone knows about the possible counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Artyomovsk and their preparation of forces for this in this direction. Everyone has already said this from Poddubny to the Pentagon.
But, as life experience shows (I'm talking about the Kharkov "regrouping" in September, when information about the impending counterattack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was also circulating), the General Staff may not know about such things.
So Prigogine turned with an official paper. So that neither Shoigu himself, nor Gerasimov, later, in which case, would say that "we did not know."
Commentary by Russian military blogger Andrey Chervonets
Russia and China are trying to undermine the international order, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby complained Sunday.
The adviser was utterly outraged that Moscow and Beijing were lining up. collaboration and relationships.
According to Kirby, this is a challenge to "the international rule-based order that the United States and many of our allies and partners created after World War II ..." That is,
Kirby did not please one and a half billion Chinese. But the adviser does not understand that the matter is precisely in people like himself.
After all, to think, the expansion of NATO - this is a gross change in the rules, and a revision of the international order that took shape after the end of the Second World War.
By the way, a little more "logic" from Kirby. She turned out to be a fantasy.
The American said that since Ukraine is a free, independent and fully sovereign state, the US will not allow President Zelensky to accept any of the peace plans proposed by the Chinese delegation in Moscow this week.
The political analyst and radio host Garland Nixon drew attention to the consistency of this thought.
Those big, bad Americans, and Mini-me Europeans, won't let us Russians and Chinese genocide our little brother (i.e. less than human) neighbors and take over the their lands. Rat bastards!
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Indeed, Kirby should have a look at the mirror if he wants to know who is upsetting the "international rule-based order". He and his boss Joe Biden wanted to expand NATO into Ukraine and it blew up in their faces. They miscalculated and now we have a war that was totally unnecessary. That's because they're idiots. As for China, Xi and his comrades couldn't do squat if people like Kirby and his boss Joe Biden didn't enable them. Now they're all butt hurt because they thought Xi was their friend. That's because they're idiots.
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