Ukraine - Russia's perfidious attack, a chronicle of events

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The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 29.04 were approximately:

 

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Ukrainian conversion of a drone into a combat one.
Drod destroys Russian marauders.

(video not for the faint of heart)

 

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Chronicle of the defense of Mariupol
The heroic work of the Azov Regiment
(several videos taken by Ukrainian fighters of the Azov Regiment in Mariupol)

 

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The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 30.04 were approximately:

 

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Dear community, does anyone have experience in sending pickup trucks to Europe?

Ukrainian Soldiers at the front need cars and it is becoming increasingly difficult to find them in Europe.

We are considering options for sending to the Baltic countries or Poland and looking for someone who could advise on the cost of shipping and the necessary documents.

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Kyiv declared the right to strike at the Russian military structure.

Ukraine will defend itself against Russian aggression by any means, including strikes against military depots and bases on the territory of the Russian Federation, Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, said.

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Kyiv continues to be under enemy fire. Yesterday's attack, rockets in peaceful houses - evidence of that.

Rescuers dismantled the debris in a high-rise building in the Shevchenkivskyi district. It is new and still sparsely populated, so there were few inhabitants.
Thank God no one died.

But there are victims. 4 people were hospitalized. In just over 2 months of Russia's barbaric invasion, 435 civilians were injured in the capital. Slightly more than 100 died, including 4 children.

https://www.facebook.com/watch?v=713225726780821

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1,000 years ago, the defenseless daughter of the assassinated King of England, Harold II Godwinson, Gita (Gita of Wessex), fled to nowhere to avoid being forcibly married to her father's killer.
The imposter king chased the faithful dogs and warned all the kings and queens of France, Germany, Denmark…, if they accept and warm the fugitive, they will go to war! Devastate and take revenge! After all, he really needed the royal title of Gita!
No one in Europe helped the princess because no one wanted a war!
The only one who was not afraid and challenged the murderer and the impostor - was the Queen of Norway - Elizabeth, the daughter of the builder of St. Sophia Cathedral, Prince Yaroslav the Wise of Kievan Rus! Our queen!
She was known in Europe as Ellisif.
After the assassination of her husband Harald III, Elizabeth ruled Norway, in other words, she was a Viking queen!
And here is this princess from Kiev - Elizabeth, not only warmed the orphan, but also issued an ultimatum:
- What? Do you dare threaten me? And just squeak!
And I will be with your army at your gates! From now on, this girl, consider me my daughter.
Queen Elizabeth, who lost her daughter Mary on the same day as her husband, acted fearlessly and confidently! She persevered, raising not only her own daughter Ingigerda, the future Queen of Denmark, but also Gita, the daughter of the treacherous King of England.
And do you know who the English fugitive became protected by Queen Elizabeth, the daughter of Yaroslav the Wise?
Wife of King Volodymyr Monomakh of Kyiv! His mother was the sister of the Byzantine emperor.
That's our roots!
Boris Johnson was in Kyiv with support. He was here before the war…
It is necessary that in 1000 years, from the above events, the English leader visited Sofia and stood at the place where Vladimir Monomakh and Gita of Wessex were married! Before God and people, the ancestors of the Ukrainian and English people were united in trouble and joy, by blood ties!
Sophia of Kyiv is a place that unites us with all European nations! Here are the portraits and the spirit of all the kings of Europe, because here the kings of France, Germany, Norway, Poland were married and baptized…

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Javelin and NLAW operator Alexander from the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade destroyed six armored units of the occupier's equipment in one day
🎙 - In February, I took an operator's course on an NLAW anti-tank missile and received a certificate. And two days before the full-scale war, he began to study at Javelin. In total, I have used Javelin nine times since the beginning of the war. Eight times the target was destroyed, once damaged. These are three tanks, 5 armored personnel carriers and one MT-LB (light armored multi-purpose tractor). I destroyed six of these targets in one day - March 3, - the soldier told

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The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 01.05 were approximately:

 

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Great work of the "Sarmat" battalion!

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Russian air defense failed to bring down the Ukrainian "Valkyrie"

Volunteers showed how drones see inaccurate enemy air defenses.
The photo was published on the SOS ARMY page.

The photo shows a trace of a missile that the occupiers used in vain to shoot down a Valkyrie UAV.
They added that these are not the first recorded unsuccessful launches.

 

“In a few flight days, our UAVs saw 4 such launches. This means that the enemy air defense has wasted its missiles and Ukrainian pilots will have 4 more successful takeoffs and 4 more successful landings! ”The statement reads.

ACS-1 "Valkyrie" - an unmanned aerial vehicle complex for military and civilian use to monitor, aerial reconnaissance, video surveillance and adjustment of artillery fire day and night.

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China's state-run CCTV has shown a map showing which countries will cede territory to the Russian Federation after its collapse.
And what looks good

 

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In the completely destroyed house in Borodyanka, Kyiv region, an icon was found under the rubble, which miraculously survived after the terrible orc bombings.

 

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The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 02.05 were approximately:

Russian enemy suffered the greatest losses (of the past day) in the Izyum direction.

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The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 03.05 were approximately:

Operational information as of 06.00 03.05.2022 regarding the Russian invasion

The sixty-ninth era of heroic opposition of the Ukrainian people to the Russian military invasion has begun

The enemy continues to conduct full-scale armed aggression against Ukraine and offensive operations in the Eastern Operational Zone. The enemy is taking measures to replenish significant losses of equipment in units of the armed forces of the Russian Federation conducting hostilities on the territory of Ukraine. According to available information, in the city of Boguchar, Voronezh region, between April 27 and May 2, 2022, seventeen tanks and sixty BMP-1s were taken out of storage. They were sent to the Ukrainian territories temporarily occupied by Russian troops. In the Volyn, Polissya and Siversky directions the enemy did not take active actions, no signs of formation of offensive groups were found. In the Slobozhansky direction, the enemy continued shelling the city of Kharkiv and nearby settlements. In the Izyum direction, the enemy exerted active fire on units of our troops. In the Donetsk direction, the main efforts of the enemy continue to focus on establishing full control over the settlements of Rubizhne and Popasna and advancing in the direction of the settlements of Lyman and Slovyansk. The enemy did not conduct active hostilities in the South Bug area. He continued to fire on units of our troops along the line of contact. During the previous day, the Air Defense and Land Forces air defense units hit seven Orlan-10 UAVs and one Outpost UAV. Twelve enemy attacks have been repulsed in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts in the past 24 hours, six tanks, five artillery systems, twenty-two units of armored combat vehicles and eight units of enemy vehicles have been destroyed. The enemy also suffered losses in other areas. The resistance movement continues to develop actively in the cities and villages temporarily occupied by the aggressor. Let's win together! Glory to Ukraine!

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April 28-29, 2022. Kyiv region. 16 settlements affected by the Russian invasion.

The second part of the review is devoted to the settlements of Gorenka, Gostomel and the village of Zdvizhevka on the way to Katyuzhanka, which were significantly affected by the hands of the Russian invaders.

Prehistory. On February 24, 2022, at 5 a.m., Russia treacherously attacked sovereign Ukraine without declaring war. For Ukrainians, the Great Patriotic War against the Russian invaders began on this day. Rockets and bombs were fired at peaceful Ukrainian towns and villages. Enemy tanks, artillery, infantry and aviation moved inland from four directions at once. In a few days, the enemy approached Kyiv, crossing the border from Belarus. A significant part of the Kyiv region was occupied. The settlements in it were subjected to huge destruction and looting. The invaders brutally dealt with civilians.

By the end of March, with heavy losses from the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and Troops, the enemy was forced to leave the Kiev region. At the time of this video, fierce fighting continues in the East and South of Ukraine.

In this review, I will continue to show you what destruction the Russian army brought to Ukrainian towns and villages and the work to eliminate the consequences of the invasion. We will pass 16 settlements of the Kyiv region, such as Moshchun, Gostomel, Ivankov, Peskivka, Kukhari, Byshev and others.

(Turn on subtitles and English translation)

 

 

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Shock drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck another blow at Russian positions on Snake Island.

To defeat military targets, the Ukrainian forces used the Bayraktar TB2 strike and tactical unmanned aerial vehicle. In the released video, a Turkish-designed drone strikes a command post with Russian military satellite equipment.

 

The Ukrainian military is piloting a drone from a ground station and watching the strikes. In the second part of the video, an unmanned aerial vehicle of Ukraine strikes a masked warehouse of occupiers' ammunition.

 

 

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The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 04.05 were approximately:

 

Operational information as of 06.00 04.05.2022 regarding the Russian invasion.

The seventieth era of the heroic opposition of the Ukrainian people to the Russian military invasion began.

The enemy does not stop conducting offensive operations in the Eastern Operational Zone in order to establish full control over the territory of Donetsk and Luhansk regions and maintain the land corridor with the temporarily occupied Ukrainian Crimea. In order to destroy Ukraine’s transport infrastructure, the enemy fired missiles at facilities in Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad, Lviv, Vinnytsia, Kyiv, Zakarpattia, Odesa and Donetsk regions. In the Volyn and Polissya directions, the enemy did not take active action, no signs of the formation of offensive groups were found. Certain units of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus continue to carry out tasks to cover the section of the Ukrainian-Belarusian border in Brest and Gomel regions. In order to check the readiness to perform the assigned tasks, one missile division of the 465th Missile Brigade of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus is moving from the point of permanent deployment to the destination area. In the northern direction, no signs of formation of an offensive group by the enemy were found. As part of strengthening the protection of the Russian-Ukrainian border, units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation from the Central Military District have been deployed in the areas of the Novi Yurkovichi, Pohar and Lomakovka checkpoints in the Bryansk region. In the Slobozhansky direction, the enemy fired artillery and mortar shells at the city of Kharkiv and the village of Protopopivka. Conducted air reconnaissance in the area of Kutuzivka and Oleksandrivka settlements of Barvinkovsky district of Kharkiv region. The enemy tried to conduct offensive operations in the direction of the settlement of Dovgenke, but was unsuccessful. In the Donetsk and Tavriya directions, in order to restrain action, the occupiers are shelling units of our troops. In the Lyman direction, the enemy is advancing in the direction of the village of Shandrygolove, fighting continues. The enemy strengthened the group of troops and intensified air reconnaissance. The occupiers carried out assaults in the area of Popasnaya, fighting continues. In Mariupol, the Russian occupiers continue to launch air strikes and fire at our positions in the Azovstal area. In the Zaporozhye direction, the enemy carried out assault operations in the direction of the settlement of Orikhiv, without success. In Horlivka, more than 100 bodies of mobilized servicemen of the 1st Army Corps who died in the Zaporizhia region were taken to the central morgue. In the direction of the South Bug, in order to destroy the fortification equipment of our positions, the enemy used artillery, rocket-propelled grenade launchers, and armament of tanks along the entire line of contact. He intensified hostilities in the area of the settlement of Tomin Balka. The situation in the Bessarabian direction remains tense and under control. During the previous day, the air defense units of the Air Force and the Land Forces hit seven UAVs and 8 enemy cruise missiles, the data are being clarified. Twelve enemy attacks have been repulsed in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts over the past 24 hours, six tanks, five artillery systems (three of them - multiple rocket launchers), fifteen units of armored combat vehicles and nine units of enemy vehicles have been destroyed. The enemy has losses in other areas. The general figures will be announced in a separate summary later. We believe in the Armed Forces of Ukraine! Let's win together! Glory to Ukraine!

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Today I will tell you about the Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles.

These are Ukrainian developments, what our Engineers do. Unfortunately, our government and the President did not finance such developments in the last years before the war. Everything you see is made by the hands and heads of enthusiasts. 1) loitering ammunition ST-35 Thunder, also known as Silent Thunder.

It has an interesting feature - it takes off vertically with the help of a special hexacopter, and the ammunition itself looks like a cruise missile.

The range of the ST-35 is 30 km, the flight time at an altitude of 800-1200 meters at a speed of 120-140 km / h reaches 60 minutes. The take-off weight of the Thunder is 9.5 kg, of which the warhead weighs 3.5 kg.

Like the RAM, the ST-35 can carry three types of ammunition: high-explosive fragmentation, thermobaric and cumulative, designed to destroy armored vehicles. The manufacturer claims a 95% probability of hitting a target with a deviation of up to 3 meters. It is interesting that the hexacopter rises to a height of 400-600 meters, after which the loitering ammunition is separated from the copter and goes into horizontal flight.

The hexacopter is then used again to raise the repeater to a height of 1000 meters to control the ST-35. Here is a 6-minute promo video of the system explaining in detail how it works:

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=370739197462958

The current state of development of the ST-35 is unknown. The Athlone Avia YouTube channel has several videos from 2021 with various options for testing guidance systems and hexacopter tests.

 

https://athlonavia.com/en/st-35-silent-thunder/

 

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RAM: Ukrainian ram

The history of this loitering ammunition began in 2015, when the company KORT (Company of Defense Electronic Technologies) was founded. The English version of its name is CDET - Company of Defense and Electronics Technologies. It was created by volunteers who provided the Armed Forces of Ukraine with intellectual developments. The goal of the company is declared "to provide the Armed Forces of Ukraine with modern models of weapons to increase the defense capability of our state." Among the company's projects are the Khmara and Khmara-3 UAV countermeasure systems, as well as anti-cumulative screens for armored vehicles and the modernization of the BTR-60.

At the Zbroya and Bezpeka exhibition in 2019, at the stand of Ukroboronprom, the company demonstrated its first sample of loitering ammunition called RAM.

In 2020, RAM was officially presented at the international exhibition UMEX 2020 in Abu Dhabi (UAE), completely dedicated to unmanned systems, at the stand of the Ukrainian company Spetstechnoexport, which exports Ukrainian-made weapons.

RAM was announced as an unmanned complex with a flight time of 30 to 150 minutes, a range of up to 30 km, a maximum speed of 50 km / h and a probable deviation from the target of no more than 1 meter and can hit moving targets. That allowed the manufacturer to say that RAM can be used in urban areas with "the lowest possible collateral damage." The ammunition can be equipped with three types of warhead weighing from 2.5 kg (flight time is 60 minutes) to 4 kg (flight time is up to 30 minutes): high-explosive fragmentation, thermobaric and armor-piercing. The first is equipped with 150 striking elements with a destruction area of 45 square meters and is intended for strikes against infantry and lightly armored vehicles. Thermobaric ammunition is capable of hitting field structures up to 15 square meters. The anti-tank warhead has an armor-piercing capacity of 40 mm. In reconnaissance configuration, the RAM is capable of extended flight times of up to 150 minutes. The wingspan is 2 meters 30 centimeters, the length of the fuselage is 1 meter 78 centimeters, and the takeoff weight, depending on the configuration, is from 8 to 10 kilograms. The launch is carried out using a catapult, the RAM deployment time is 10 minutes.

 

RAM II generation the second generation of loitering ammunition, called RAM II.

Information about it is on the website of Ukrspetsexport, which is part of the Ukroboronprom concern, which indicates that this kamikaze drone is offered for export.

Nothing is known about the RAM II tests, but the official website has real photos of it in the field. For the first time, the ammunition was officially shown in 2021, at the Zbroya and Bezpeka exhibition.

This model can already be definitely attributed to drones - it does not look like a cruise missile, but like a UAV in a traditional form factor, with wings, a fuselage 1.45 meters long and a tail unit. The manufacturer talks about a regular FullHD-camera with 10x optical zoom and image stabilizer. The maximum flight range has been increased to 60 km, the communication control range is 30 km, the maximum flight altitude is 1 km, and the cruising speed is 70 km/h. The wingspan of the RAM II is 2.58 meters, the takeoff weight is 9.8 kg, of which the payload reaches 4 kg. This UAV also takes off with the help of a catapult, landing is carried out "on the fuselage".

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The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 05.05 were approximately:

 

Operational information as of 05.05.2022 regarding the Russian invasion

The seventy-first era of the heroic opposition of the Ukrainian people to the Russian military invasion began.

The enemy does not stop conducting offensive operations in the Eastern Operational Zone in order to establish full control over the territory of Donetsk and Luhansk regions and maintain the land corridor with the temporarily occupied Ukrainian Crimea. At the same time, the enemy is provoking tensions in the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova.

Carries out regrouping of troops in certain areas, takes measures to replenish reserves. He is trying to improve the tactical position of his units. In the Volyn, Polissya and Seversky directions, the enemy did not take active action. In the Slobozhansky direction, the enemy continues to shell the city of Kharkiv and reconnoiter the positions of units of the Defense Forces. In the area north of the city of Izyum continues artillery and mortar shelling. Enemy artillery shelling along the line of contact continues in the Donetsk and Tavriya directions. The enemy uses operational-tactical and army aircraft to launch missile and bomb strikes in order to restrain the actions of our troops.

Enemy units are trying to conduct offensive operations in the Lyman, Severodonetsk and Popasnyansk areas, but have been unsuccessful. In the Avdiiv and Kurakhiv directions, the enemy continues to shell the positions of the defenders of Ukraine. In the Mariupol area, the Russian occupiers are focusing their efforts on blocking and trying to destroy our units in the Azovstal area. With the support of aircraft, the enemy resumed the offensive in order to take control of the plant. According to available information, some servicemen of the 38th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 35th All-Military Army of the Eastern Military District, after being taken to the recovery area, due to significant personnel losses, refused to continue participating in hostilities in Ukraine. The mentioned servicemen are in the area near the Ukrainian-Russian border and are waiting to be transferred to the Russian Federation.

Units of militants of the 2nd Army Corps of the 8th All-Military Army of the Southern Military District, located in the village of Svativskyi district of Luhansk region, staffed by locals from nearby settlements have low moral and psychological condition, significant problems with weapons and equipment. performing tasks. The enemy did not conduct active hostilities in the South Bug area. He fired missiles and bombs at the positions of our troops and the infrastructure of the region. Due to the successful actions of Ukrainian defenders, the enemy lost control over several settlements on the border of Mykolayiv and Kherson regions. In the previous day, the air defense units of the Air Force and the Land Forces had hit nine air targets: four UAVs (two of them anti-aircraft missile units of the Land Forces) and three enemy cruise missiles. Two planes were also hit. Previously - Su-30 fighters. The information is being clarified. Eleven enemy attacks were repulsed in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts over the past 24 hours, five tanks, seven units of armored combat vehicles and five units of enemy vehicles were destroyed.

We believe in the Armed Forces of Ukraine! Let's win together! Glory to Ukraine!

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The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 06.05 were approximately:

Operational information as of 06.00 on 06.05.2022 regarding the Russian invasion

The seventy-second era of the heroic opposition of the Ukrainian people to the Russian military invasion began.

The enemy continues to conduct full-scale armed aggression against Ukraine. The enemy does not stop the offensive in the Eastern Operational Zone in order to establish full control over the territory of Donetsk and Luhansk regions and maintain the land corridor between these territories and the occupied Crimea. The enemy did not take active action in the Volyn and Polissya areas. The units of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus are checking the combat readiness of the response forces. In the northern direction, no signs of formation of an offensive group by the enemy were found. In the border areas of Ukraine in the Bryansk, Kursk and Belgorod regions, a small number of personnel, weapons and military equipment are kept at positions and bases. The enemy did not take any active action in the Slobozhansky direction. He continues to fire from jet and barrel artillery in residential areas and suburbs of Kharkiv. The enemy continues to build up the air defense system, logistics and fire damage. Carries out regrouping and restoration of combat capability of units. According to the available information, there are up to 300 wounded at the Kupyansk City Hospital in the hospital equipped by the occupiers. In order to clarify the positions of our troops and the directions of further advance, the enemy conducts air reconnaissance. In the Donetsk and Tavriya directions, the enemy continues to conduct active hostilities. He is shelling the positions of our troops in the Lyman direction. In the Popasna direction, the main efforts were focused on establishing full control over the settlement of Popasna and resuming the offensive on the settlements of Lyman and Siversk. In the city of Mariupol, the blockade of units of the Defense Forces in the Azovstal area continues. In some areas, with the support of aviation, resumed assault operations to take control of the plant. He did not conduct active hostilities in the Severodonetsk, Avdiyevsky, Kurakhivsky, Novopavlovsky and Zaporizhzhya areas. Exercises fire in order to restrain the actions of our troops and destroy artillery units. In the South Bug area, the enemy did not conduct active hostilities, kept the occupied frontiers, strengthened air defense systems and electronic warfare. He fired on the positions of our troops. In the north of Kherson and Nikolaevshchina the enemy carries out attacks of the settlements which left. The enemy conducted air reconnaissance in the areas of the settlements of Oleksandrivka, Serhiivka, and Volodymyrivka. Fifteen air targets had been hit by the Air Force and Land Forces in the past 24 hours: fourteen Orlan drones and one aircraft. In the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, defenders of Ukraine repulsed eleven enemy attacks, destroyed eight tanks, eleven units of armored combat vehicles and five units of enemy vehicles. We believe in the Armed Forces of Ukraine! Together to victory! Glory to Ukraine!

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A Russian frigate is on fire off Snake Island
According to sources from Odessa journalists, a Ukrainian Neptune missile hit the ship.
A Russian frigate of project 11356Р of the Burevestnik type caught fire near Zmeiny Island.
There was an explosion on the ship followed by a fire. Information about the fire on the ship appeared on social networks on May 5,.
Enemy aircraft are circling over this area of the Black Sea, and rescue ships have come to the aid of the ship from the temporarily occupied Crimea.

People's Deputy Oleksiy Goncharenko confirmed the crash of the frigate in his Telegram.
“You know, there is such an “Admiral Makarov.” So, he also became very ill - the god of the sea punished him again. Another Russian warship did not go “where necessary”, but received enough. - said the deputy.

At the same time, the updated data of the General Staff specifies that the Russians lost one more ship/boat as of May 6.

The Admiral Makarov is the third Project 11356R frigate in service with the Russian Black Sea Fleet. The ship is part of the 30th division of surface ships.

The frigate was laid down on February 29, 2012 at the Yantar shipyard in Kaliningrad. Launched on September 2, 2015.

The ship is equipped with electronic warfare systems, Kalibr cruise missiles, Oniks anti-ship missiles, BUK and Igla-S complexes, Ka-27PL or Ka-31 aircraft, as well as Orlan UAVs.
The air defense system did not help the ship
This once again suggests that the Russians always lie about the real capabilities of their military equipment.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_frigate_Admiral_Makarov

 

Frigates "Admiral Makarov", "Admiral Essen" and "Admiral Grigorievich"
"Admiral Makarov" - entered service in 2017, this is the last of three ships of project 11356R, which was developed in the late 2000s as a further development of the Soviet project 1135 "Petrel".

The Kremlin has concentrated all three project 11356R frigates in the Black Sea, and after the Moskva missile cruiser, they are the most powerful warships of the Russian Federation in the water area. All of them bear the names of admirals of pre-revolutionary Russia: "Admiral Grigorievich", "Admiral Essen" and "Admiral Makarov".

Project 11356R frigates
For the Russian Federation on the Black Sea, the frigates "Admiral Makarov", "Admiral Essen" and "Admiral Grigoryevich" are the main ships that provide the gross part of the combat capability of the entire fleet. These are quite large, 125-meter ships with a total displacement of 4035 tons and a sailing autonomy of 30 days.

Unlike other ships of the Black Sea Fleet, they have balanced and powerful weapons. The main strike complex is a universal missile launcher for 8 mines, from which it is possible to launch Caliber missiles.

To protect against air attack, these ships are equipped with the Shtil-1 anti-aircraft missile system, a modernized naval version of the Buk with an expanded launch zone of up to 50 km. The identification of targets at a distance of about 300 km is provided by the Fregat-M2M type radar.

Anti-missile defense of the near zone is provided by two AK-630M rapid-fire artillery mounts. As artillery of the main caliber - 100-mm A-190.

The frigate has the ability to conduct operations against submarines, for which it is equipped with 533-mm torpedo tubes and an RBU-6000 rocket launcher. To search for submarines, in addition to the hydroacoustic station, a Ka-27PL helicopter is regularly placed on the ship.

All combat control of the ship is reduced to the combat information and control system "Requirement-M", the capabilities, channeling and speed of reaction of which caused criticism even from the Russians themselves. The crew size is 180 people.

Characteristics of the frigate "Admiral Makarov" project 11356R
Displacement full: 4035 t
Length: 124.8 m
Width: 15.2 m
Total power of the power group: 22396 kW
Economy speed: 14 knots
Travel speed maximum: 30 knots
Cruising range maximum: 4850 miles
Endurance: 30 days
Crew: 180 people
Main strike armament: 8 Kalibr missiles

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We do not see signs of the approaching end of the war - Zelensky

Zelensky stressed that the Russian-Ukrainian war will have global consequences in many areas.

President Volodymyr Zelensky believes that there are no signs of an early end to the Russian-Ukrainian war.

The President addressed the specialists of the Royal Institute of International Affairs Chatham House.

"Today is the 72nd day of a full-scale war, and we do not see the end of the war yet. We do not feel and do not see any desire from the Russian side to end it. And we do not see satisfactory solutions to the challenges that Russia has provoked by this war. Since 24 February, there was not a single day that we did not negotiate on providing us with weapons, tightening sanctions against Russia, etc. And there was not a single day when we would not negotiate a safe exit and a "green corridor" for people who are under siege in Mariupol," he said.

Zelensky explained that Ukraine seeks to achieve victory in the war as quickly as possible, restore its territorial integrity and begin the restoration of destroyed property, in particular with funds confiscated from Russia.

Zelensky stressed that the Russian-Ukrainian war will have global consequences in many areas. First of all, we are talking about challenges for the food security of hundreds of millions of people, including in the Middle East. Indeed, according to Zelensky, the traditional supply chains of key food products in the region have been disrupted.

The President added that world leaders are beginning to realize the global consequences of this war, although in the early days they had pessimistic expectations about Ukraine's ability to repel Russian aggression.

Earlier, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that Russia had not achieved its goals in Ukraine, but was demonstrating its readiness to further destroy the neighboring country, so one should not hope for a quick end to the war.