The Russian-Ukrainian War of 2022 (News and battle updates only)
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More information on the rumored Kinzhal strike on a NATO command center in Kiev recently.
Translated telegram post:
Ukrainian sources report that NATO was very impressed by the Kinzhal strike on their command post in Kiev. Those NATO officers who were not hit and survived have become as cautious as possible, in particular they have stopped travelling to the front line. Although, as we can see, they are well reached even in deep rear, if only there were an order.
The "Dagger" strike was extremely precise and effective. Of course, the number, names, ranks and positions of the foreigners killed are not reported, but the Nazi General Staff says behind the scenes that this is the first time that there have been "so many" high-ranking victims.
The top of the Nazi General Staff was summoned to a "debriefing" at the US embassy in Kiev, where, among other things, they were accused of poor secrecy and inadequate counter-intelligence measures. Although both are handled by US intelligence agencies at NATO sites.
Of course, everything was done to prevent information about the incident from "leaking" into the western media field. However, it did happen, and at least two journalistic groups of US publications affiliated with Republicans are literally "digging the earth" in search of facts. And given the corrupt nature of the Ukrainian military, they are likely to get it.
In the meantime, a large part of the NATO contingent has left Ukraine under the pretext of rotations. "Under the pretext", because previously they did not leave until a replacement arrived and was introduced to the cause. Now, no one has arrived yet. Thus, judging by reports from Ukrainian sources, the blow to the real decision-making center at operational level seemed far, far better.
Translated telegram post:
Ukrainian sources report that NATO was very impressed by the Kinzhal strike on their command post in Kiev. Those NATO officers who were not hit and survived have become as cautious as possible, in particular they have stopped travelling to the front line. Although, as we can see, they are well reached even in deep rear, if only there were an order.
The "Dagger" strike was extremely precise and effective. Of course, the number, names, ranks and positions of the foreigners killed are not reported, but the Nazi General Staff says behind the scenes that this is the first time that there have been "so many" high-ranking victims.
The top of the Nazi General Staff was summoned to a "debriefing" at the US embassy in Kiev, where, among other things, they were accused of poor secrecy and inadequate counter-intelligence measures. Although both are handled by US intelligence agencies at NATO sites.
Of course, everything was done to prevent information about the incident from "leaking" into the western media field. However, it did happen, and at least two journalistic groups of US publications affiliated with Republicans are literally "digging the earth" in search of facts. And given the corrupt nature of the Ukrainian military, they are likely to get it.
In the meantime, a large part of the NATO contingent has left Ukraine under the pretext of rotations. "Under the pretext", because previously they did not leave until a replacement arrived and was introduced to the cause. Now, no one has arrived yet. Thus, judging by reports from Ukrainian sources, the blow to the real decision-making center at operational level seemed far, far better.
TruckDriver9
Hummingbird
Bakhmut - 08.04.2023
"Battle for Bakhmut situation as of 16:00 /Moscow time/ April 8, 2023
▪️ In the southwest of Bakhmut, the assault detachments of PMC Wagner successfully knocked out formations of the 24th "Aidar" battalion of the 53rd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the vicinity of the the MiG-17 stele. The enemy retreated north of the plane.
▪️ In Bakhmut, the assault detachments of the Wagner PMC completely liberated the stadium "Avangard", for which there were fights over the past few days, as well as school No. 7 adjoining it, a teacher training college and an agricultural lyceum on Kovalskaya and Blagoveshchenskaya streets.
▪️ Slightly to the north, the Wagnerites advanced from the Atlantic Hotel from the southeast and the Church of All Saints from the northeast along the upper park, almost reaching the Saltovsky meat processing plant and the Bakhmutskaya Bus Station.
▪️ Now fierce battles continue near the Bakhmut railway station, where the Armed Forces of Ukraine have deployed an assault group to hold positions.
▪️ Further to the north, after the liberation of the police station, the Wagnerites attack the areas near the Bakhmut pre-trial detention center.
▪️ The main events of the battle for Bakhmut are developing in the city center near the railway line. The significance of the positions near the station is quite high, since the liberation of this quarter will greatly facilitate the assault on the western outskirts of Bakhmut and force the Armed Forces of Ukraine to withdraw troops behind Chaikovsky and Levanevsky streets to save the lives of personnel."
Country road, somewhere between Chasiv Yar and Khromove
"Battle for Bakhmut situation as of 16:00 /Moscow time/ April 8, 2023
▪️ In the southwest of Bakhmut, the assault detachments of PMC Wagner successfully knocked out formations of the 24th "Aidar" battalion of the 53rd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the vicinity of the the MiG-17 stele. The enemy retreated north of the plane.
▪️ In Bakhmut, the assault detachments of the Wagner PMC completely liberated the stadium "Avangard", for which there were fights over the past few days, as well as school No. 7 adjoining it, a teacher training college and an agricultural lyceum on Kovalskaya and Blagoveshchenskaya streets.
▪️ Slightly to the north, the Wagnerites advanced from the Atlantic Hotel from the southeast and the Church of All Saints from the northeast along the upper park, almost reaching the Saltovsky meat processing plant and the Bakhmutskaya Bus Station.
▪️ Now fierce battles continue near the Bakhmut railway station, where the Armed Forces of Ukraine have deployed an assault group to hold positions.
▪️ Further to the north, after the liberation of the police station, the Wagnerites attack the areas near the Bakhmut pre-trial detention center.
▪️ The main events of the battle for Bakhmut are developing in the city center near the railway line. The significance of the positions near the station is quite high, since the liberation of this quarter will greatly facilitate the assault on the western outskirts of Bakhmut and force the Armed Forces of Ukraine to withdraw troops behind Chaikovsky and Levanevsky streets to save the lives of personnel."
Country road, somewhere between Chasiv Yar and Khromove
TruckDriver9
Hummingbird
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It looks like the NATO command center struck by the Kinzhal missile was in Lvov near the Polish border, not Kiev as reported above. 200 NATO top brass were allegedly killed, including 20 Americans.
Full video here:
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The French President has hailed China’s initiative for the resolution of the conflict in Ukraine. Emmanuel Macron believes that Beijing can play a major role in establishing peace in that country.
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TruckDriver9
Hummingbird
Kupyansk-Kreminna - 10.04.2023
"The situation in the Starobilsk direction as of 16:00 /Moscow time/ April 10, 2023
Kupyansk direction
▪️ There are no significant changes at the Kupyansk sector. Artillery duels are taking place along the line of contact. At the same time, the engineering units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine equip strongholds, as well as set false firing positions using mock-ups.
▪️ At the forefront, sappers of the 14th brigade mined the approaches to Kupyansk, and also set up minefields along the Oskol River at the Dvorichna-Fiholivka-Krasne Pershe line.
▪️ Reinforcements of the 14th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with armored vehicles arrived in the Kucherivka area.
Svatove-Kreminna direction
▪️ At the Lyman sector, Russian troops are conducting a positional offensive in the area of Makiivka and the Zhuravka gully. As a result of fierce battles, the RF Armed Forces were able to expand the zone of control, knocking out the Armed Forces of Ukraine from several strongholds and capture an enemy's platoon (15 people).
▪️ Brigade artillery group of the 25th Airborne Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is firing at the positions of the Russian Armed Forces from the vicinity of Zarichne.
▪️ In the next few days, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, with the forces from the 1st battalion of the 25th Airborne Brigade reinforced with five tanks, plan to carry out a counterattack from the Torske-Terny line."
Avdiivka - 10.04.2023
"Battle for Avdiivka situation as of 17:00 /Moscow time/ April 10, 2023
▪️ To the north of Avdiivka, servicemen of the 132nd Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade of the RF Armed Forces (formerly the 3rd Gorlovka Brigade of the National Militia of the DPR) continue their local advance from Novobakhmutivka, expanding the zone of control around the settlement.
▪️ During the battles, the Russian soldiers managed to advance towards Novokalynove and Keramik, where the forces of the 68th and 69th rifle battalions of the territorial defense of Ukraine hold the defense.
▪️ Clashes continue along the H20 road and the railway line near Novokalynove.
▪️ At the moment, reinforcements of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the 59th Motorized Brigade from Bohatyr and the 110th Mechanized Brigade from Pokrovsk, are being transferred to the Avdiivka sector.
▪️ To the south of Avdiivka, positional battles continue north of Vodyane. The Russian troops managed to dislodge units of the 53rd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from their strongholds.
▪️ Ukrainian artillerymen conduct indiscriminate barrage fire on the areas of advance of the RF Armed Forces.
▪️ To strengthen the grouping of troops near Avdiivka, in the area of Ocheretyne and Orlivka, the arrival of marines from the 35th Marine Brigade of the of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is expected."
"The situation in the Starobilsk direction as of 16:00 /Moscow time/ April 10, 2023Kupyansk direction
▪️ There are no significant changes at the Kupyansk sector. Artillery duels are taking place along the line of contact. At the same time, the engineering units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine equip strongholds, as well as set false firing positions using mock-ups.
▪️ At the forefront, sappers of the 14th brigade mined the approaches to Kupyansk, and also set up minefields along the Oskol River at the Dvorichna-Fiholivka-Krasne Pershe line.
▪️ Reinforcements of the 14th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with armored vehicles arrived in the Kucherivka area.
Svatove-Kreminna direction
▪️ At the Lyman sector, Russian troops are conducting a positional offensive in the area of Makiivka and the Zhuravka gully. As a result of fierce battles, the RF Armed Forces were able to expand the zone of control, knocking out the Armed Forces of Ukraine from several strongholds and capture an enemy's platoon (15 people).
▪️ Brigade artillery group of the 25th Airborne Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is firing at the positions of the Russian Armed Forces from the vicinity of Zarichne.
▪️ In the next few days, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, with the forces from the 1st battalion of the 25th Airborne Brigade reinforced with five tanks, plan to carry out a counterattack from the Torske-Terny line."
Avdiivka - 10.04.2023
"Battle for Avdiivka situation as of 17:00 /Moscow time/ April 10, 2023
▪️ To the north of Avdiivka, servicemen of the 132nd Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade of the RF Armed Forces (formerly the 3rd Gorlovka Brigade of the National Militia of the DPR) continue their local advance from Novobakhmutivka, expanding the zone of control around the settlement.
▪️ During the battles, the Russian soldiers managed to advance towards Novokalynove and Keramik, where the forces of the 68th and 69th rifle battalions of the territorial defense of Ukraine hold the defense.
▪️ Clashes continue along the H20 road and the railway line near Novokalynove.
▪️ At the moment, reinforcements of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the 59th Motorized Brigade from Bohatyr and the 110th Mechanized Brigade from Pokrovsk, are being transferred to the Avdiivka sector.
▪️ To the south of Avdiivka, positional battles continue north of Vodyane. The Russian troops managed to dislodge units of the 53rd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from their strongholds.
▪️ Ukrainian artillerymen conduct indiscriminate barrage fire on the areas of advance of the RF Armed Forces.
▪️ To strengthen the grouping of troops near Avdiivka, in the area of Ocheretyne and Orlivka, the arrival of marines from the 35th Marine Brigade of the of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is expected."
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TruckDriver9
Hummingbird
Bakhmut - 13.04.2023
"Battle for Bakhmut situation by the end of April 13, 2023
▪️ At the moment, the defense of Bakhmut by Ukrainian forces continues. There are no visible signs of the abandonment of the city by the forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Nevertheless, the “Wagnerites” are pushing through the positions of Ukrainian formations, already controlling about 80% of the settlement.
▪️ The transfer of the defense of the flanks in the Soledar direction to the paratroopers of the regular RF Armed Forces freed up significant resources of the PMC assault detachments, which made it possible to increase the onslaught in the city itself.
▪️ In the north of Bakhmut, the assault detachments of PMC Wagner completely cleared the area of the Rose Alley, taking control of the people's house and entering the streets of Kraynaya and Oborona.
▪️ In the central part of the city, fierce battles continue near the grain elevator and the railway station. In some areas, the Wagnerites crossed the railroad tracks.
▪️ One of the units of the 227th battalion of the 127th brigade of the territorial defense of Ukraine left one of the positions near the railway station.
▪️ Slightly to the south, assault squads are fighting near the bus station, attacking enemy strongholds along Kosmonavtov Street near the Transit Hotel.
▪️ In the south of Bakhmut, intense fighting continues along Korsunsky Street. On the Tchaikovsky-Korsunsky triangle and north of the MiG-17 monument, the Armed Forces of Ukraine stubbornly hold a powerful fortified area, using multi-storey buildings as strongholds.
▪️ Reinforcements from Chasiv Yar have been deployed to the western outskirts of bakhmut to strengthen the defense."
Drone shots - central Bakhmut
"Battle for Bakhmut situation by the end of April 13, 2023
▪️ At the moment, the defense of Bakhmut by Ukrainian forces continues. There are no visible signs of the abandonment of the city by the forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Nevertheless, the “Wagnerites” are pushing through the positions of Ukrainian formations, already controlling about 80% of the settlement.
▪️ The transfer of the defense of the flanks in the Soledar direction to the paratroopers of the regular RF Armed Forces freed up significant resources of the PMC assault detachments, which made it possible to increase the onslaught in the city itself.
▪️ In the north of Bakhmut, the assault detachments of PMC Wagner completely cleared the area of the Rose Alley, taking control of the people's house and entering the streets of Kraynaya and Oborona.
▪️ In the central part of the city, fierce battles continue near the grain elevator and the railway station. In some areas, the Wagnerites crossed the railroad tracks.
▪️ One of the units of the 227th battalion of the 127th brigade of the territorial defense of Ukraine left one of the positions near the railway station.
▪️ Slightly to the south, assault squads are fighting near the bus station, attacking enemy strongholds along Kosmonavtov Street near the Transit Hotel.
▪️ In the south of Bakhmut, intense fighting continues along Korsunsky Street. On the Tchaikovsky-Korsunsky triangle and north of the MiG-17 monument, the Armed Forces of Ukraine stubbornly hold a powerful fortified area, using multi-storey buildings as strongholds.
▪️ Reinforcements from Chasiv Yar have been deployed to the western outskirts of bakhmut to strengthen the defense."
Drone shots - central Bakhmut
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TruckDriver9
Hummingbird
Soledar - 17.04.2023
"The situation in the Soledar direction as of 15:00 /Moscow time/ April 17, 2023
▪️ At the moment, the assault on Bakhmut continues. There are no signs of a withdrawal of Ukrainian forces, despite the fact that more than 80% of the city has already passed under Russian control.
▪️ In the vicinity of Bakhmut, reinforcements of the National Guard in the amount of 100 people were deployed, and the arrival of volunteer units from the Sumy region is also expected.
Siversk direction
▪️ Near Bilohorivka, after several unsuccessful attacks and retreats to the starting lines, the RF Armed Forces were able to break through the defenses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine south of the village. Now intense clashes are taking place on the southeastern outskirts of the settlement.
▪️ To the south of Seversk, crews of the Stugna ATGM were deployed to the strongholds of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. At the same time, part of the forces of the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade will be transferred to a new position area from April 17 to 23.
Soledar direction
▪️ To the north of Bakhmut, where Russian paratroopers hold positions, positional battles are going on. Artillerymen of the RF Armed Forces delivered an accurate blow to the position area of the brigade artillery group of the 56th Motorized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Malynivka and destroyed the firing point.
Bakhmut direction
▪️ In the north of Bakhmut, the assault detachments of PMC Wagner have entrenched themselves on one of the sections of Kraynaya Street and are attacking Ukrainian strongholds on Pobedy Street. Also, Russian units broke through from School No. 3 to the south along Levanevskogo Street, approaching the garages in the Poselok area.
▪️ Fierce fighting continues in the central part of Bakhmut. Assault detachments of PMC "Wagner" are fighting for control over the railway station, most of the territory of which has been liberated. Nevertheless, Ukrainian formations are trying to counterattack and hold back the advance to the western outskirts. A little north of the railway station, the Wagnerites drove the Armed Forces of Ukraine out of the area of the Artemovsky elevator.
▪️ Given the onslaught of the Wagnerites in the city center and the approach of assault detachments from the north, the Armed Forces of Ukraine will most likely withdraw forces to prepared positions in the southwestern outskirts. The Tchaikovsky-Korsunsky triangle is elevated relative to the areas from which Russian units are attacking, which makes it a more convenient frontier for defense."
"The situation in the Soledar direction as of 15:00 /Moscow time/ April 17, 2023
▪️ At the moment, the assault on Bakhmut continues. There are no signs of a withdrawal of Ukrainian forces, despite the fact that more than 80% of the city has already passed under Russian control.
▪️ In the vicinity of Bakhmut, reinforcements of the National Guard in the amount of 100 people were deployed, and the arrival of volunteer units from the Sumy region is also expected.
Siversk direction
▪️ Near Bilohorivka, after several unsuccessful attacks and retreats to the starting lines, the RF Armed Forces were able to break through the defenses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine south of the village. Now intense clashes are taking place on the southeastern outskirts of the settlement.
▪️ To the south of Seversk, crews of the Stugna ATGM were deployed to the strongholds of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. At the same time, part of the forces of the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade will be transferred to a new position area from April 17 to 23.
Soledar direction
▪️ To the north of Bakhmut, where Russian paratroopers hold positions, positional battles are going on. Artillerymen of the RF Armed Forces delivered an accurate blow to the position area of the brigade artillery group of the 56th Motorized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Malynivka and destroyed the firing point.
Bakhmut direction
▪️ In the north of Bakhmut, the assault detachments of PMC Wagner have entrenched themselves on one of the sections of Kraynaya Street and are attacking Ukrainian strongholds on Pobedy Street. Also, Russian units broke through from School No. 3 to the south along Levanevskogo Street, approaching the garages in the Poselok area.
▪️ Fierce fighting continues in the central part of Bakhmut. Assault detachments of PMC "Wagner" are fighting for control over the railway station, most of the territory of which has been liberated. Nevertheless, Ukrainian formations are trying to counterattack and hold back the advance to the western outskirts. A little north of the railway station, the Wagnerites drove the Armed Forces of Ukraine out of the area of the Artemovsky elevator.
▪️ Given the onslaught of the Wagnerites in the city center and the approach of assault detachments from the north, the Armed Forces of Ukraine will most likely withdraw forces to prepared positions in the southwestern outskirts. The Tchaikovsky-Korsunsky triangle is elevated relative to the areas from which Russian units are attacking, which makes it a more convenient frontier for defense."
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TruckDriver9
Hummingbird
Zaporozhye - 18.04.2023
"The situation in the Zaporozhye direction as of 13:00 /Moscow time/ April 18, 2023
▪️ At the Orihiv sector, units of the Center for Information and Psychological Operations (CIPSO) of the Special Operations Forces of Ukraine are spreading false information about the alleged offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Lobkove and Rabotyne.
▪️ To date, there have been no attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. However, among members of the Ukrainian formations, there is talk of an impending April 20 attack on Tokmak and Polohy at the same time as NATO exercises near the Russian borders.
▪️ Subdivisions of the 71st Jaeger Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, arrived to occupy positions on the second line of defense north of Hulyaipole.
▪️ In addition, the presence of the 46th Airmobile Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, redeployed from the Soledar direction after replenishment, was noted.
▪️ The command of the grouping of troops "Zaporozhye" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine conducts regular checks of communications between the units of the:
- 65th Mechanized Brigade
- 71st Jaeger Brigade
- 46th Airmobile Brigade
- 1st Tank Brigade
- 128th Mountain Assault Brigade
- 102nd, 108th, 110th Territorial Defense Brigades
▪️ The transfer of additional units and military equipment to the front line continues. Firing positions of M777 howitzers and M109 self-propelled artillery guns are equipped.
▪️ At Zolota Balka and Maryanske near the Kakhovka Reservoir, the training of assault squads on forcing water barriers is ending.
▪️ The high activity of Ukrainian information warfare and the concentration of significant reserves in the Zaporozhye region indicates an imminent intensification of hostilities, probably in the period from April 20 to 25.
▪️ With a high degree of probability, the Armed Forces of Ukraine will make several local attempts to break through the defenses of the RF Armed Forces in the Orihiv and Polohy sectors to assess the state of the defense of the Russian army before a full-scale assault in early May."
Russian Lancet drone vs ukrainian riverine assault boat
"The situation in the Zaporozhye direction as of 13:00 /Moscow time/ April 18, 2023▪️ At the Orihiv sector, units of the Center for Information and Psychological Operations (CIPSO) of the Special Operations Forces of Ukraine are spreading false information about the alleged offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Lobkove and Rabotyne.
▪️ To date, there have been no attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. However, among members of the Ukrainian formations, there is talk of an impending April 20 attack on Tokmak and Polohy at the same time as NATO exercises near the Russian borders.
▪️ Subdivisions of the 71st Jaeger Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, arrived to occupy positions on the second line of defense north of Hulyaipole.
▪️ In addition, the presence of the 46th Airmobile Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, redeployed from the Soledar direction after replenishment, was noted.
▪️ The command of the grouping of troops "Zaporozhye" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine conducts regular checks of communications between the units of the:
- 65th Mechanized Brigade
- 71st Jaeger Brigade
- 46th Airmobile Brigade
- 1st Tank Brigade
- 128th Mountain Assault Brigade
- 102nd, 108th, 110th Territorial Defense Brigades
▪️ The transfer of additional units and military equipment to the front line continues. Firing positions of M777 howitzers and M109 self-propelled artillery guns are equipped.
▪️ At Zolota Balka and Maryanske near the Kakhovka Reservoir, the training of assault squads on forcing water barriers is ending.
▪️ The high activity of Ukrainian information warfare and the concentration of significant reserves in the Zaporozhye region indicates an imminent intensification of hostilities, probably in the period from April 20 to 25.
▪️ With a high degree of probability, the Armed Forces of Ukraine will make several local attempts to break through the defenses of the RF Armed Forces in the Orihiv and Polohy sectors to assess the state of the defense of the Russian army before a full-scale assault in early May."
Russian Lancet drone vs ukrainian riverine assault boat
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TruckDriver9
Hummingbird
Vuhledar - 18.04.2023
"The situation in the Vuhledar direction as of 15:00 /Moscow time/ April 18, 2023
▪️ Yesterday (April 17), Ukrainian formations attempted to storm Russian positions south of Vuhledar.
▪️ One sabotage group of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine conducted reconnaissance in battle near the forest belt north of Mykilske.
▪️ Another assault detachment, up to a platoon from the 3rd battalion of the 68th Jager Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in light armored vehicles, attacked the positions of Russian military personnel near Pavlivka.
▪️ Before this, reconnaissance UAVs and quadcopters delivered in large numbers to the Zaporozhye-Donetsk direction as part of separate UAV companies of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were actively operating in the air, and artillery preparation was carried out by crews of the M777 howitzers.
▪️ Both enemy attacks were repulsed by the joint efforts of infantry units and army aviation. Forces of 68th and 72nd brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine retreated to their original positions.
▪️ Now the situation is stable. In the area of Novoukrainka, the 68th brigade is replenished. And in Bohatyr, to the northwest of Ugledar, a large number of people and equipment are concentrated at the training ground. At the moment, it is unclear what kind of unit arrived in Bohatyr. Most recently, the training of the 23rd Mechanized Brigade in Novomoskovsk was completed, and the brigade itself, according to the plan, should be involved in the Zaporozhye and Donetsk directions."
Russian Army aviation in the Ugledar direction
"The situation in the Vuhledar direction as of 15:00 /Moscow time/ April 18, 2023
▪️ Yesterday (April 17), Ukrainian formations attempted to storm Russian positions south of Vuhledar.
▪️ One sabotage group of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine conducted reconnaissance in battle near the forest belt north of Mykilske.
▪️ Another assault detachment, up to a platoon from the 3rd battalion of the 68th Jager Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in light armored vehicles, attacked the positions of Russian military personnel near Pavlivka.
▪️ Before this, reconnaissance UAVs and quadcopters delivered in large numbers to the Zaporozhye-Donetsk direction as part of separate UAV companies of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were actively operating in the air, and artillery preparation was carried out by crews of the M777 howitzers.
▪️ Both enemy attacks were repulsed by the joint efforts of infantry units and army aviation. Forces of 68th and 72nd brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine retreated to their original positions.
▪️ Now the situation is stable. In the area of Novoukrainka, the 68th brigade is replenished. And in Bohatyr, to the northwest of Ugledar, a large number of people and equipment are concentrated at the training ground. At the moment, it is unclear what kind of unit arrived in Bohatyr. Most recently, the training of the 23rd Mechanized Brigade in Novomoskovsk was completed, and the brigade itself, according to the plan, should be involved in the Zaporozhye and Donetsk directions."
Russian Army aviation in the Ugledar direction
TruckDriver9
Hummingbird
Bakhmut - 20.04.2023
"Battle for Bakhmut situation as of 19:00 /Moscow time/ April 20, 2023
▪️ The position of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Bakhmut has become seriously complicated, and at the moment, if the current advancement is maintained and there are no attempts to counterattack from Slavyansk and Chasiv Yar, the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be completely driven out of the city.
▪️ In the north of Bakhmut, the Wagnerites are advancing along the streets of Levanevskogo, Oborony and Peremogi. Now the fighting is going on for the area of garages located from Levanevskogo Street to Chaikovsky to the south. This territory is equipped with a serious system of engineering barriers, which complicates its assault.
▪️ Moving from the building of the social office on the Peremogi Street, the assault squads expanded the control zone to the south of the reservoir and move further towards Khromove.
▪️ In the central parts of the city, the assault detachments of the Wagner PMC completely cleared the territory of the Transit Hotel, thereby pushing the Ukrainian formations to the west, away from the positions near the railway station and along the railway.
▪️ The Armed Forces of Ukraine made unsuccessful attempts to counterattack to the west of the grain elevator.
▪️ Russian soldiers successfully penetrated the defense of the 93rd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the Chasiv Yar - Khromove highway. At the moment, there are fierce battles right on the road and near the nearby forest belt.
▪️ Additional units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were transferred to Kramatorsk. The city was marked by a congestion of people and equipment.
▪️ In Novodmytrivka, near Kostyantynivka, a positional area for launching missiles from the HIMARS MLRS has been equipped."
"Battle for Bakhmut situation as of 19:00 /Moscow time/ April 20, 2023
▪️ The position of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Bakhmut has become seriously complicated, and at the moment, if the current advancement is maintained and there are no attempts to counterattack from Slavyansk and Chasiv Yar, the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be completely driven out of the city.
▪️ In the north of Bakhmut, the Wagnerites are advancing along the streets of Levanevskogo, Oborony and Peremogi. Now the fighting is going on for the area of garages located from Levanevskogo Street to Chaikovsky to the south. This territory is equipped with a serious system of engineering barriers, which complicates its assault.
▪️ Moving from the building of the social office on the Peremogi Street, the assault squads expanded the control zone to the south of the reservoir and move further towards Khromove.
▪️ In the central parts of the city, the assault detachments of the Wagner PMC completely cleared the territory of the Transit Hotel, thereby pushing the Ukrainian formations to the west, away from the positions near the railway station and along the railway.
▪️ The Armed Forces of Ukraine made unsuccessful attempts to counterattack to the west of the grain elevator.
▪️ Russian soldiers successfully penetrated the defense of the 93rd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the Chasiv Yar - Khromove highway. At the moment, there are fierce battles right on the road and near the nearby forest belt.
▪️ Additional units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were transferred to Kramatorsk. The city was marked by a congestion of people and equipment.
▪️ In Novodmytrivka, near Kostyantynivka, a positional area for launching missiles from the HIMARS MLRS has been equipped."
TruckDriver9
Hummingbird
April 20 - explosion in Belgorod, Russia. Apparently a bomb fell off a Russian plane.
TruckDriver9
Hummingbird
Avdiivka - 22.04.2023
"Battle for Avdiivka situation as of 15:00 /Moscow time/ April 22, 2023
▪️ To the north of Avdiivka, servicemen of the 132nd Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade of the RF Armed Forces (formerly the 3rd Gorlovka Brigade of the National Militia of the DPR) are conducting a positional offensive against the positions of the 88th battalion of the 35th Marine Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine east of Novokalynove.
▪️ Recently, the Ukrainian marines tried to counterattack in order to recapture the lost territories in the area of the H20 road, west of Novobakhmutivka. The attack was repulsed, and the 88th battalion retreated with losses: in a few days, their combat losses amounted to 63 people.
▪️ The command of the 35th Marine Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine sent two assault groups of the 137th battalion to strengthen positions in Keramik. In addition, two fire groups of the 801st Marine Special Forces detachment were deployed to Novokalynove.
▪️ To the south of Avdiivka, fighting is going on northwest of Vodyane. Soldiers of the RF Armed Forces, with the support of artillery, are storming the positions of the 53rd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. During the clashes, the forces of 53rg brigade retreated from two strongholds.
▪️ The Ukrainian command deployed anti-tank missiles to the Tonenke area, and also placed an electronic warfare station to counter small copters."
"Battle for Avdiivka situation as of 15:00 /Moscow time/ April 22, 2023
▪️ To the north of Avdiivka, servicemen of the 132nd Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade of the RF Armed Forces (formerly the 3rd Gorlovka Brigade of the National Militia of the DPR) are conducting a positional offensive against the positions of the 88th battalion of the 35th Marine Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine east of Novokalynove.
▪️ Recently, the Ukrainian marines tried to counterattack in order to recapture the lost territories in the area of the H20 road, west of Novobakhmutivka. The attack was repulsed, and the 88th battalion retreated with losses: in a few days, their combat losses amounted to 63 people.
▪️ The command of the 35th Marine Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine sent two assault groups of the 137th battalion to strengthen positions in Keramik. In addition, two fire groups of the 801st Marine Special Forces detachment were deployed to Novokalynove.
▪️ To the south of Avdiivka, fighting is going on northwest of Vodyane. Soldiers of the RF Armed Forces, with the support of artillery, are storming the positions of the 53rd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. During the clashes, the forces of 53rg brigade retreated from two strongholds.
▪️ The Ukrainian command deployed anti-tank missiles to the Tonenke area, and also placed an electronic warfare station to counter small copters."
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Soledar - 22.04.2023
"The situation in the Soledar direction as of 18:00 /Moscow time/ April 22, 2023
▪️ Fierce fighting continues in Bakhmut. Assault detachments of the Wagner PMC are pushing through the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the city, Ukrainian formations are trying to counterattack, holding back the advancement of Russian units.
▪️ The main clashes at the moment are taking place near the highway from Chasiv Yar to Khromove, where the Wagnerites managed to gain a foothold on a section of the road and physically cut off the supply. Russian aviation destroyed the crossing between Bakhmut and Khromove, but the enemy with the forces of the 93rd Mechanized Brigade and 5th Separate Assault Brigade is trying to recapture their positions.
▪️ At the same time, the Armed Forces of Ukraine expect the intensification of fighting near Bohdanivka and Hryhorivka. The 153rd battalion of the 117th Territorial Defense Brigade was transferred to forward positions.
▪️ There are detachments of Polish mercenaries operating in Chasiv Yar. And in the event of a breakthrough of the defenses in Bakhmut and Chasiv Yar, Ukrainian formations mined the viaduct in Kostyantynivka.
▪️ To the northeast, a battalion of an unidentified unit from Lyman was transferred to Zvanivka.
▪️ To the northwest, south of Slavyansk, two battalion tactical groups of the 4th Tank Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are concentrated in the amount of more than 900 people, however they are incomplete, the shortage of these units is about 30%.
▪️ In order to strengthen the reserve grouping for both, the Lyman and Bakhmut sectors, units of the 63rd Mechanized Brigade (previously withdrawn from Bakhmut for replenishment) after the restoration of combat capability, as well as the 15th battalion of the 58th Motorized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine arrived in Slavyansk."
"The situation in the Soledar direction as of 18:00 /Moscow time/ April 22, 2023
▪️ Fierce fighting continues in Bakhmut. Assault detachments of the Wagner PMC are pushing through the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the city, Ukrainian formations are trying to counterattack, holding back the advancement of Russian units.
▪️ The main clashes at the moment are taking place near the highway from Chasiv Yar to Khromove, where the Wagnerites managed to gain a foothold on a section of the road and physically cut off the supply. Russian aviation destroyed the crossing between Bakhmut and Khromove, but the enemy with the forces of the 93rd Mechanized Brigade and 5th Separate Assault Brigade is trying to recapture their positions.
▪️ At the same time, the Armed Forces of Ukraine expect the intensification of fighting near Bohdanivka and Hryhorivka. The 153rd battalion of the 117th Territorial Defense Brigade was transferred to forward positions.
▪️ There are detachments of Polish mercenaries operating in Chasiv Yar. And in the event of a breakthrough of the defenses in Bakhmut and Chasiv Yar, Ukrainian formations mined the viaduct in Kostyantynivka.
▪️ To the northeast, a battalion of an unidentified unit from Lyman was transferred to Zvanivka.
▪️ To the northwest, south of Slavyansk, two battalion tactical groups of the 4th Tank Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are concentrated in the amount of more than 900 people, however they are incomplete, the shortage of these units is about 30%.
▪️ In order to strengthen the reserve grouping for both, the Lyman and Bakhmut sectors, units of the 63rd Mechanized Brigade (previously withdrawn from Bakhmut for replenishment) after the restoration of combat capability, as well as the 15th battalion of the 58th Motorized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine arrived in Slavyansk."
TruckDriver9
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More confirmation videos are expected soon
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The Gepard SPAAG (self-propelled anti-aircraft gun) based on the Leopard1 tank hull was able to withstand a Lancet hit.
Lancet strkie on - most likely - a decoy of the S-300 launcher.
Another S-300 was hit.
TruckDriver9
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April 28 - early morning (local time) air raid all over ukraine.
"Explosions in Nikolaev."
"Explosions in Dnepropetrovsk."
"Explosions in Cherkassy region."
"Missiles reported flying towards Vinnitsa and Zhitomir regions."
"Dnepropetrovsk, explosions."
"Explosions reported in Kiev."
"Ukrainian media reports on the re-launch of Kh-101/X-555 cruise missiles by Tu-95 strategic bombers from the Caspian Sea."
"More explosions in Kiev region, Ukrainian Air Force is also active."
"Explosions in Kremenchug."
"Repeated explosions in Kiev region."
"Explosions in Uman, Cherkassy."
"Explosions in Nikolaev."
"Explosions in Dnepropetrovsk."
"Explosions in Cherkassy region."
"Missiles reported flying towards Vinnitsa and Zhitomir regions."
"Dnepropetrovsk, explosions."
"Explosions reported in Kiev."
"Ukrainian media reports on the re-launch of Kh-101/X-555 cruise missiles by Tu-95 strategic bombers from the Caspian Sea."
"More explosions in Kiev region, Ukrainian Air Force is also active."
"Explosions in Kremenchug."
"Repeated explosions in Kiev region."
"Explosions in Uman, Cherkassy."