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

[Alex_Sor]

The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 11.03.23 were approximately:

Situation update as of 6.00 a.m., 11th March, 2023

Day 381 of the full-scale russian military aggression has begun.

Over the past day, the enemy launched 29x air strikes and 4x missile strikes in Donetsk oblast. Moreover, the occupiers conducted 100x MLRS attacks.

The attacks resulted in casualties among civilian population and damage to civilian infrastructure and residential buildings.

The threat of missile strikes remains high across Ukraine.

The enemy does not cease attempts to reach administrative borders of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. Its main efforts are focused on offensive operations on Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Mar’yinka, and Shakhtars’k axes. Last day, our soldiers repelled more than 100x enemy attacks on the indicated axes.

Volyn’, Polissya, Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: the operational situation has not changed significantly. There are no signs of the formation of offensive groupings. Russia keeps hardening fortifications in the border areas of Bryansk and Kursk oblasts. The occupiers employed mortars and artillery to bombard the vicinities of Senkivka, Yeline, Hai, and Leonivka settlements (Chernihiv oblast); Znob-Novgorods’ke, Seredyna-Buda, Khodyne, and Atyns’ke (Sumy oblast); and Strilecha, Starytsia, Ohirtseve, Ambarne, Figolivka, Novomlyns’k, Dvorichna, Zapadne, and Kam’yanka (Kharkiv oblast).

Lyman axis: the enemy keeps trying to improve tactical situation. Russian forces conducted unsuccessful offensives towards Hryanikyvka, Masyutivka, Nevs’ke, Kreminna, Bilohorivka, Spirne, and Fedorivka. The vicinities of more than 20x settlements came under artillery fire, including, Hryanykivka, Masyutivka, Kislivka, Pischane, and Krokhmalne (Kharkiv oblast); Novoselivs’ke, Stelmakhivka, Nevs’ke, and Kuzmyne (Luhansk oblast).

Bakhmut axis: russia doesn’t cease assault actions. Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled numerous attacks in the vicinities of Zaliznyans’ke, Paraskoviivka, Dubovo-Vasylivka, Bakhmut, Bohdanivka, and Ivanovs’ke settlements. 19x settlements, including, Vasyukivka, Zaliznians’ke, Minkivka, Orihovo-Vasylivka, Bakhmut, Ozaryanivka, Oleksandro-Shultine, Kostyantynivka, Mayorsk, and New York (Donetsk oblast) suffered enemy attacks.

Avdiivka, Mar’yinka, and Shakhtars’s axes: the enemy carried out unsuccessful offensive actions in the directions of Kam’yanka, Avdiivka, Tonen’ke, Severne, Vodyane, Pervomais’ke, Nevels’ke, Krasnohorivka, Mar’yinka, and Novomykhailivka (Donetsk oblast). The vicinities of Krasnohorivka, Kam’yanka, Avdiivka, Tonen’ke, Severne, Vodyane, Pervomais’ke, Mar’yinka, Heorgiivka, Novomykhailivka, and Vuhledar were subjects to enemy bombardments.

Zaporizhzhia and Kherson axes: the enemy stays on the defensive. The vicinities of more than 30x settlements came under fire, including, Zolota Balka, Kachkarivka, Kairy, Kozats’ke, Mykolaivka, Ivanivka, Inhulets, Molodizhne, Inzhenerne, and Kherson.

Russian occupiers continue to put pressure on local population in several settlements on the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk oblast of Ukraine. In particular, citizens without registration are denied entrance to Volodymyrivka settlement. Roadblocks have been set up, movement of local residents is prohibited.

During the day, Ukrainian Air Force carried out 11x air strikes against concentrations of russian troops, and attacked 1x anti-aircraft missile complex.

Ukrainian defenders shot down 1x "Orlan-10" type UAV.

Ukrainian missile and artillery troops attacked 5x concentrations of enemy troops, 1x anti-aircraft complex and 1x ammunition depot.

Support the Armed Forces of Ukraine!

United we will win!

[Alex_Sor]

UAV works...
https://fb.watch/jc676bZQ49/

[Alex_Sor]

GSCI Advanced Photonics TI-GEAR-S thermal optic, complete with HMD-800-MOD monocular attached

 

[Alex_Sor]

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/05/us/marines-china-pacific.html

These Marines have been closely watching how combatants in Ukraine use such tiny drones and loitering munitions. When General Berger visited an air station in nearby Yuma, Ariz., the next day, a Marine fighter pilot said his unit was evaluating counter-drone technologies so that his fellow Marines would not one day “end up as TikTok videos” — a nod to the stream of videos on social media sites showing Russian troops being attacked by Ukrainian quadcopters dropping small grenades.

[Alex_Sor]

The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 13.03.23 were approximately:

 

Situation update as of 6 p.m., March 12, 2023

Day 382 of the russian full-scale invasion continues.

The enemy does disregards its own losses as it strives to achieve its goals. The invaders’ main focus is the offensive operations on Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Mar’inka, and Shakhtars’ke axes.

The russian federation continues to use terror tactics, conducts indiscriminate shelling of settlements in gross violation of the rules of International Humanitarian Law.

During the day of March 12, the adversary launched 1x missile attack on a civilian infrastructure facility in Slovyansk (Donetsk oblast). The enemy also launched 4x air strikes and around 20x MLRS attacks.

The level of missile threat across Ukraine remains high.

Volyn, Polissya, Sivershchyna, and Slobozhanshchyna axes: no significant changes. No formation of the enemy offensive groups were found. Engineering development of enemy positions is ongoing in the border areas of Belgorod oblast (russia). During the day of March 12, the enemy shelled the vicinities of settlements of Volfyne (Sumy oblast), Strilecha, Krasne, Velykyi Burluk, and Bolohivka (Kharkiv oblast).

Kup’yans’k and Lyman axes: the adversary attempts to break through the defense of Ukrainian troops. The enemy conducted unsuccessful offensives towards Dvorichna, Dibrova, and Serebryans’ke forestry. The invaders fired artillery at the vicinities of settlements of Dvorichna, Zapadne, Kup’yans’k, Krokhmal’ne, Cherneshchyna (Kharkiv oblast), Makiivka, Nevs’ke, Dibrova, Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), Sivers’k, and Spirne (Donetsk oblast).

Bakhmut axis: the enemy continues attempts to capture the city of Bakhmut. Ukrainian defenders repelled adversary attacks in the vicinities of settlements of Min’kivka and Orikhovo-Vasylivka. In particular, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Bohdanivka, Bakhmut, Chasiv Yar, Kurdyumivka, Druzhba, Maiors’k, and New York (Donetsk oblast) came under enemy fire.

Avdiivka, Maryinka, and Shakhtars’ke axes: the adversary conducted unsuccessful offensive operations towards the settlements of Krasnohorivka, Kam’yanka, Sjeverne, Nevel’s’ke, Mar’inka, Pobjeda, and Vuhledar (Donetsk oblast).

In particular, Berdychi, Avdiivka, Tonen’ke, Vodyane, Heorhiivka, Nevel’s’ke, Hostre, Pobjeda, Vuhledar, Vremivka, and Neskuchne (Donetsk oblast) came under enemy fire.

Zaporizhzhia and Kherson axes: the adversary is defending. In particular, Ol’hivs’ke, Malynivka, Hulyaipole, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanylivka, Novoandriivka (Zaporizhzhia oblast), Beryslav, Bilozerka (Kherson oblast), Tamaryne, and Ochakiv (Mykolaiv oblast) were shelled by the enemy.

The russian occupants are looting certain settlements of the temporarily occupied Kherson oblast. The russian invaders are trying to sell the looted gadgets and household appliances to civilians, but in different settlements.

The adversary continues to suffer losses. On March 11, about 30x bodies of the occupiers were delivered to a local morgue in Enerhodar. At the same time, the russian military leadership is taking measures to replenish the casualties. Thus, new troops from the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous district (russia) arrived in Yalta (Donetsk oblast) on March 10. The enemy personnel is reportedly low-motivated and unwilling to participate in combat operations.

During the day of March 12, Ukrainian Air Force launch 1x air strike at the enemy’s anti-aircraft missile system, as well as 6x air strikes at the concentrations of its personnel and military equipment.

The Ukrainian missile troops and artillery units hit 1x command post, 2x concentrations of personnel and military equipment of the adversary, as well as 1x ammunition depot.

Support the Armed Forces of Ukraine! We shall win!

Glory to Ukraine!

[Alex_Sor]

The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 15.03.23 were approximately:

Situation update as of 6.00 a.m., 15th March, 2023

Day 385 of the full-scale russian military aggression has begun.

During the day, the enemy carried out 40x air strikes, 12x missile strikes and launched more than 100x attacks from MLRS. One of the rocket strikes hit the city of Kramatorsk - a three-story residential building was damaged, there were dead and wounded among the local population. Another missile attack took place in the city of Zatoka, Odesa Oblast - one of the buildings of the "Zolota Rybka" children's educational institution was damaged by the fragments of the missile. There were no victims or losses among the local population. The enemy also launched a missile attack on a civil infrastructure object in the settlement of Ivanivka, Kherson Oblast. There are casualties among the local population and at least one private house has been damaged.

The probability of further missile strikes throughout the territory of Ukraine remains quite high.

The enemy's main goal during the past day, as before, remained attempts to reach the administrative borders of Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts. To do this, they concentrated efforts on conducting offensive actions on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Mar’yinka, and Shakhtars’k axes. Thanks to professional and coordinated actions, our defenders repelled more than 90x enemy attacks in the indicated directions.

Volyn’, Polissya, Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: the operational situation has not changed significantly. The enemy maintains a military presence near the state border of Ukraine, but the formation of offensive groups has not been detected. At the same time, the enemy continued to engineer terrain in the border areas of Bryansk and Kursk Oblasts. During the past day, the enemy shelled the districts of Arkhipivka, Mykhalchyna Sloboda, Kolos and Yeliny in Chernihiv Oblast; 9x settlements of Sumy Oblast: Ukrainy, Znob-Novgorod, Seredyna-Buda, Romashkov, Bachivsk, Starykov, Volfine, Grabovske and Porozok, as well as 15x settlements of Kharkiv Oblast. Among them are Gur'iv Kozachok, Kozacha Lopan, Graniv, Hlyboke, Krasne and Bologhivka.

Kupyansk and Lyman axes: the enemy maintains its military presence in the border areas with Ukraine, in order to prevent our units from being transferred to other directions. Also, during the previous day, the enemy unsuccessfully tried to break through the defense of our troops. The occupiers carried out artillery shelling of 4x settlements along the line of combat in the Kharkiv Oblast (Dvorichna, Hryanikyvka, Masyutivka and Krokhmalne); 7x settlements of Luhansk Oblast: Novoselivske, Makiivka, Nevske, Dibrova, Bilogorivka, Zolotarivka and Chervopopivka. Spirne and Fedorivka in Donetsk Oblast also suffered under the influence of fire.

Bakhmut axis: the enemy does not stop trying to capture the city of Bakhmut, where constant positional battles continue. At the same time, our defenders repelled enemy attacks in the areas of Yagidne, Khromov and Orikhovo-Vasylivka settlements. 15x settlements of the Donetsk Oblast near the contact line were under enemy shelling. Among them are Nikiforivka, Vasyukivka, Minkivka, Dubovo-Vasylivka, Bakhmut, Ivanovske and Kostyantynivka.

Avdiivka, Mar’yinka, and Shakhtars’k axes: the enemy carried out unsuccessful offensive actions in the direction of the settlements of Kam’ianka, Nevelske, Novokalynove, Severne, Pervomaiske, Novomykhailivka, Pobyeda, and Vodyane of the Donetsk Oblast. Areas of 16x settlements of Donetsk Oblast were hit by enemy shelling: Berdychi, Kam’ianka, Avdiivka, Vodyane, Netaylove, Krasnohorivka, Nevelske, Mar’yinka, Georgiivka, Vugledar, Paraskoviivka, Ocheretine, Orlivka, Pobyeda, Prechistivka, and Neskuchne.

Zaporizhzhia and Kherson axes: the enemy conducted defensive operations. 17x settlements of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast, near which hostilities are taking place, were shelled. In particular, Olhivske, Gulyaipole, Biloghirya, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanilivka and Stepnohirsk. Primyske of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast was also affected by the fire; Ochakiv - Mykolaiv Oblast, as well as 20x settlements of Kherson Oblast. Among them are Zolota Balka, Mykhailivka, Kachkarivka, Vesele, Ivanivka, Mykilske, Antonivka, Zelenivka, Dniprovske and Kherson.

In Horlivka, which is located on the territory of the temporarily occupied Donetsk Oblast, about 90c servicemen of the russian army, who are being treated in medical institutions of the city, will soon be sent to the city of Urzuf to undergo a medical examination to determine their suitability for further military serviceAt the same time, the occupiers in Horlivka received an order to conduct another wave of mobilization in the city to replenish the manpower of the units, which are temporarily withdrawn from the combat zone due to the loss of combat capability. It is planned to mobilize about 500x people from those categories who previously received delay for reasons of limited or complete unfitness for military service.

During the day, the Air Force made 9x strikes on the areas where the occupiers were concentrated, 3x strikes on the enemy's SAM deployment sites, and 3x strikes on other important objects of the occupiers.

Units of missile and artillery forces hit 3x areas of concentration of enemy personnel, 3x control points of units of the russian army and a position of enemy air defense.

[Alex_Sor]

The Council adopted a decision increasing the financial ceiling of the European Peace Facility (EPF) to €7.979 billion (in current prices) until 2027, ensuring that additional financial needs can be covered.

"The European Peace Facility has now become an integral part of the EU’s support to promote peace and security globally. Today’s decision brings the financial ceiling of the European Peace Facility to over €7.9 billion. Ensuring the financial sustainability of this instrument is crucial for our support not only to Ukraine, but also for our partners in other parts of Europe, Africa and the Middle East, as needs continue to arise." - High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy - Vice-President of the European Commission Josep Borrell.

Thanks to the EPF, the EU has been supporting the Ukrainian Armed Forces through seven successive support packages so far, as well as many other countries.

The European Peace Facility was established in March 2021 to finance all common foreign and security policy (CFSP) actions relating to military and defence matters, with the aim of preventing conflict, preserving peace, and strengthening international security and stability. In particular, the European Peace Facility allows the EU to finance actions designed to strengthen the capacities of non-EU countries and regional and international organisations in relation to military and defence matters.

#EUUA #EUUAStrongerTogether #StandWithUkraine

Text: © Council of the European Union European External Action Service - EEAS https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/03/14/european-peace-facility-council-increases-the-financial-ceiling-to-nearly-7-98-billion-until-2027/

[Alex_Sor]

But there are even sharper rumors that allegedly in the Turkish profile community yesterday it was said that the attacked drone could not be the MQ-9 Reaper at all, but the RQ-4B Global Hawk. At least in this area, his work was observed and at about the same time as the incident occurred, he "disappeared from the radar." What this means is difficult to understand, but several of our colleagues wrote approximately the same messages. Perhaps this device really worked in this area, and after the incident with the MQ-9 Reaper, it turned off the transponder and, having set interference, left the operational area.

If we only assume that we are talking about a different car, then the situation immediately changes. Firstly, this device is twenty to thirty times more expensive, and secondly, it has the dimensions of a modern, light fighter. And most importantly - it does not have any screws. He works at high altitudes, at high speed, and the range of his reconnaissance missions is simply huge. Just note that one copy of such a drone, depending on the configuration, costs several tens of millions of dollars more than a heavy fifth-generation F-22 fighter. And of course, it is ten times more expensive than the Su27 that attacked it. So sacrificing your airplane, in this situation, would be a good idea for Russia.

The loss of just such a drone would be extremely sensitive for the US Air Force, but it would be difficult to say what response would follow, since Iran shot down a naval version of such a drone over the Persian Gulf several years ago and received no tangible response for this. But unlike that long-standing situation, the United States now has a much larger arsenal of opportunities in order to give a non-symmetrical response.

Well, we see here an ideal opportunity to raise rates without a head-on collision - to supply combat aircraft to Ukraine. The problem for the Americans is that they are afraid of provoking a direct conflict, but the Russians, Iranians and Chinese are not afraid. And every time their attacks go unpunished, they assert that the Americans will turn away and will not "aggravate". But we can aggravate and we have no problems with this. And if you simply have a huge number of planes that could land all of Putin's aviation in the Black Sea, but are afraid to do this, then put this weapon into the hands of those who are not afraid of it a priori. If this happens today, then in two or three weeks there will be no Russian aggressor planes or warships left there.

 

[Alex_Sor]

"Russia's tank building" is a pathetic parasite on Soviet developments and as a branch of the military industry producing new equipment, it never arose
This was announced by Andriy Rudyk, a representative of the Center for the Research of Trophy and Prospective Weapons and Military Equipment of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, at a briefing at the Military Media Center. The theme of the event is the Russian T-90M "Breakthrough" tank and its shortcomings.
According to Andriy Rudyk, during the study of the T-90M trophy sample captured by our soldiers in September 2022, servicemen of the Center for Research of Trophy and Prospective Weapons and Military Equipment of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine established numerous facts that "Breakthrough" is the upper limit of what that was able to squeeze out the Russian military-industrial complex from Soviet developments.
- Examinations of the T-90M trophy sample showed that Russia not only does not produce electronics for it, but also tries to hide information about the origin of its individual components. Sometimes the situation is brought to the point of absurdity — Russia simply passes them off as its own development.
- The leaked fire control system "Kalyna" from Russian has only markings, - emphasized the representative of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
According to the representative of the Center for the Research of Trophy and Prospective Weapons and Military Equipment, the sanctions turned the production of the T-90M from serial production to individual production. According to open sources, Russia had only 100 units of such equipment in service. That's why the enemy, suffering huge losses and trying to break through the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, is forced to deconserve old and "naked" T-62 and T-72.
In addition, according to Andriy Rudyk, the engine of the B-92S2F tank comes from the B-2 engine of the 1937 model, which was still on the Soviet T-34 tank! That is, in this part, the T-90M conceptually belongs not to the era of perestroika, but to the times of Stalinism. One fact speaks eloquently about the complete exhaustion of the modernization resource and moral obsolescence of this engine - in hot climates (for example, in the steppes of Ukraine) its power drops by a third.
To date, the Soviet Union has lost 15 T-90M "Breakthrough" units in Ukraine

 

[Alex_Sor]

The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 16.03.23 were approximately:

Situation update as of 6.00 a.m., 16th March, 2023

Day 386 of the full-scale russian military aggression has begun.

The russian federation does not give up its intentions regarding the occupation of Ukraine, continues to conduct offensive actions, regardless of losses. The enemy is concentrating its main efforts on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Mar’yinka, and Shakhtars’k axes. Over the past 24 hours, the enemy has carried out more than 75x attacks on the indicated axes.

Receiving strong resistance from the Defense Forces, the russian federation continues to use terror tactics against the civilian population of Ukraine, does not stop striking and shelling populated areas.

Over the past day, the enemy launched 3x missile strikes, in particular, on the object of the civil infrastructure of the city of Kharkiv. Also, the enemy carried out 2x9 airstrikes and launched 79 attacks from MLRS.

The probability of further enemy missile strikes throughout the territory of Ukraine remains high.

Volyn’, Polissya, Siverhchyna, and Slobozhanshchyna axes: the operational situation has not changed significantly, and the formation of offensive groups has not been detected. The training of units of the russian occupation forces continues at the training grounds of the republic of belarus. The enemy maintains a military presence in the border areas. During the day, the enemy shelled the areas of Hrinivka, Tymonovychy, Berylivka settlements of Chernihiv Oblast; Yelyne, Starykov, Atynske, Volfyne, Stepne, Kindrativka, Pokrovka and Grabovske of the Sumy Oblast and Lemishchyne, Strelecha, Krasne, Staritsa, Vovchansk, Bochkove, Budarky, Ambarne and Kolodyazne of the Kharkiv Oblast.

Kupyansk and Lyman axes: the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the areas of Hryanikyvka, Belogorivka, and Spirny. They carried out artillery shelling of the districts of Dvorichna, Hryanikyvka, Kupyansk, Krokhmalne settlements of the Kharkiv Oblast; Novoselivske, Nevske, Dibrova and Bilogorivka in the Luhansk Oblast, as well as Kolodyazi, Siversk, Spirne and Fedorivka in the Donetsk Oblast.

Bakhmut axis: the enemy does not stop trying to storm the city of Bakhmut. Our defenders repelled numerous enemy attacks in the vicinities of Orihovo-Vasylivka and Bohdanivka settlements. Settlements near the contact line were shelled by the enemy, including Privillia, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Hryhorivka, Bohdanivka, Bakhmut, Chasiv Yar, Predtechine, Oleksandro-Shulgyne, Kurdyumivka, Ozaryanivka, Dachne and Shumy of the Donetsk Oblast.

Avdiivka, Mar’yinka, and Shakhtars’k axes: the enemy carried out unsuccessful offensive actions in the areas of Stepove, Kam’ianka, Avdiivka, Severne, Netaylove, Pervomaiske, Nevelske, Mar’yinka, and Vugledar settlements. On the specified section of the front, during the past day, the most attacks were recorded in the Mar’yinka area – 12x, all of which were repelled by our defenders. Areas of Novokalynovy, Kam’ianka, Lastochkiny, Avdiivka, Tonenkoy, Georgiyivka, Nevelskyi, Pobyeda, Vugledar, Vremyvika, and Velikay Novosilka of the Donetsk Oblast were under enemy shelling.

Zaporizhzhia and Kherson axes: the enemy is conducting defensive operations. Areas of settlements near the contact line, in particular, Olhivske, Malynivka, Gulyaipole, Charivne, Yehorivka, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanilivka, Novoandriivka, and Kam’ianske of the Zaporizhia Oblast, were shelled; Manganets - Dnipropetrovsk; Chervonyi Mayak, Tokarivka, Antonivka, Dniprovske of Kherson Oblast and the city of Kherson.

During the past 24x hours, the Ukrainian Air Force carried out 16x strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel and military equipment of the occupiers. Our soldiers shot down an enemy Su-25 aircraft and 13x unmanned aerial vehicles of various types. Units of missile and artillery troops hit the control post, 3x areas of concentration of personnel and military equipment of the enemy, as well as 2x radar stations, an electronic warfare station and an anti-aircraft missile complex at the firing position.

[Alex_Sor]

Ukraine short of skilled troops and munitions as losses, pessimism grow

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/13/ukraine-casualties-pessimism-ammunition-shortage/

“We don’t have the people or weapons,” the senior official added. “And you know the ratio: When you’re on the offensive, you lose twice or three times as many people. We can’t afford to lose that many people.”

[Alex_Sor]

The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 17.03.23 were approximately:

Situation update as of 6.00 a.m., 17th March, 2023

Day 387 of the full-scale russian military aggression has begun.

The russian federation does not give up its intentions regarding the occupation of Ukraine, continues to conduct offensive actions, regardless of losses. The enemy is concentrating its main efforts on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Mar’yinka, and Shakhtars’k axes. During the past day, the enemy launched more than 70x attacks on them.

Over the past day, the enemy launched 5x missile and 18x air strikes, as well as launched 73x attacks from MLRS. As a result of another shelling of Kostyantynivka in Donetsk Oblast, 6x civilians were injured, more than 20x houses, a school and other objects of civil infrastructure were damaged.

The probability of russian missile strikes on the entire territory of Ukraine remains high.

Volyn’, Polissya, Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: the operational situation has not changed significantly, the formation of enemy offensive groups has not been detected. The training of units of the russian occupation forces continues at the training grounds of the republic of belarus. During the day, the enemy shelled the areas of Berylivka, Khrinivka, Yeline and Tymonovichi settlements of Chernihiv Oblast; Starykov, Atynske, Volfine, Stepne, Kindrativka, Pokrovka and Grabovske in Sumy Oblast, as well as more than 20x districts of settlements in Kharkiv Oblast. Among them are Strelecha, Krasne, Morokhovets, Ohirtseve, Mala Vovcha, Milove, Obukhivka, Novomlynsk, Kutkivka and Shevchenkove.

The enemy is trying to break through the defenses of our troops on the Kupyansk and Lyman axes. They led unsuccessful offensive actions in the areas of Hryanikyvka, Kreminna, Kuzmyne, Verkhnokamianske and Spirne settlements. Conducted artillery shelling of the Dvorichna, Hryanikyvka, and Krokhmalne settlements of the Kharkiv Oblast; Novoselivske, Nevske and Bilogorivka - Luhansk and Spirne and Rozdolivka in Donetsk Oblast.

Bakhmut axis: the enemy does not stop trying to storm the city of Bakhmut. Numerous enemy attacks were repulsed in the areas of Orihovo-Vasylivka, Bakhmut, Ivanovske and Hryhorivka settlements. More than 15x settlements near the contact line were under enemy fire. Among them are Vasyukivka, Zaliznyanske, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Hryhorivka, Novomarkove, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, Chasiv Yar, Predtechine and Oleksandro-Shultyne of the Donetsk Oblast.

Avdiivka, Mar’yinka, and Shakhtars’k axes: the enemy carried out unsuccessful offensive actions in the areas of Kamianka, Avdiivka, Pervomaiske, Nevelske, and Mar’yinka settlements. On the specified section of the front during the past day, the enemy carried out the most attacks in the Maryinka area – 12x. All of them were repulsed. More than 20 xsettlements, in particular, Paraskoviivka, Novobakhmutivka, Avdiivka, Orlivka, Tonenka, Severne, Pervomaiske, Netaylove, Mar’yinka, Pobyeda, Novomykhailivka, and Vugledar of the Donetsk Oblast, came under enemy fire.

Zaporizhzhia and Kherson axes: the enemy is conducting defensive operations. In particular, Chervone, Charivne, Novodanilivka, Preobrazhenka, Stepove and Novosilka of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast were under fire; Mykhailivka, Novooleksandrivka, Kachkarivka, Mylove, Odradokamyanka, Mykolaivka of the Kherson Oblast and the city of Kherson.

Forced passporting of the population of the temporarily occupied territory of the Zaporizhia Oblast continues. In particular, in the city of Melitopol, the so-called russian occupation authorities, together with representatives of the russian federal Tax Service, prohibited any payments and settlements to citizens who do not have a registration number of the russian taxpayer's registration card. It can be obtained only with the presence of a passport of a citizen of the russian federation.

The enemy continues to suffer losses. So, on the territory of the Oleshkiv district hospital of the temporarily occupied territory of the Kherson Oblast, more than 20x seriously injured occupiers were brought for treatment.

During the past 24 hours, the Air Force of the Defense Forces carried out 7x strikes on the concentration areas of the occupiers, and units of missile and artillery forces hit 5x control points, 5x areas of concentration of enemy personnel and military equipment, a warehouse of fuel and lubricants, 2x radar stations, an electronic warfare station and an anti-aircraft complex in a firing position.

[Alex_Sor]

"The main model for the modern US Republican Party is Ronald Reagan. He combined principles and practicality and proved his policy to people through persuasion. He combined the rapid expansion of United States military power with diplomatic efforts to end the Cold War. He considered the fight against the Soviet Union a matter of morality, but he did not hesitate to arm the enemies of communism... Helping Ukraine today means acting in the tradition of the Reagan doctrine."
These theses are the main opinion of the editorial of the newspaper The Wall Street Journal, which came out in response to the latest statements regarding the Ukrainian course of the governor of Florida, Ronald DeSantis, as well as other representatives of the Republican Party of the USA.
The collective position of the editorial team of the WSJ is a very authoritative voice for the American political and public environment, in particular for conservative circles.
The editors emphasize that "Reagan would not allow a false choice between influencing world relations and managing economic and social problems at home. He considered a dynamic economy and cultural unity as key elements of national strength. Reagan hated nuclear weapons and wanted to protect against their use. But he did not allow Soviet threats to dictate US actions, unlike the way the populist American right treats Putin."
"The policy of Ukraine may change depending on the events on the battlefield. If Ukraine succeeds in winning, despite Republican calls for a retreat, the Republican Party will lose one of the main positions on which party voters rely on national security. In such a case, it will be even more difficult to mobilize support and resources to strengthen US military deterrence against China."
"And if Russia swallows all or most of Ukraine? Putin will then move closer to the Polish border and become an even stronger hostile force in Europe. The United States will be drawn even deeper into the problems of the continent, unable to focus on the threat from China, which will in any case decide that America has become weaker…”
"Reagan declassifies some right-wingers. And China, Russia, and Iran are joining forces to threaten the United States. This has not been seen since the 1980s. Reagan's warning in his 1983 speech about the "evil empire": "Beware of the temptation of pride", the impulse to "safely" declare oneself "above it all", "ignore the facts of history" and call the confrontation "a giant misunderstanding" still remains relevant. and "therefore to be removed from the struggle between good and evil".
***

[Alex_Sor]

The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 20.03.23 were approximately:

 

[Alex_Sor]

https://storage2.censor.net/video/3/210323_kar.mp4

the video shows at least six American armored personnel carriers deftly maneuvering on the battlefield, taking turns moving into striking positions and striking the invaders. A video recording of the coordinated work of the mechanized unit was made by Ukrainian infantrymen who observed the actions

[Alex_Sor]

As War in Ukraine Grinds on, China Helps Refill Russian Drone Supplies

China has shipped more than $12 million in drones to Russia since it invaded Ukraine, in an indication of quiet collaboration between the two.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/21/business/russia-china-drones-ukraine-war.html

[Alex_Sor]

The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 21.03.23 were approximately:

Situation update as of 6.00 a.m., 21th March, 2023

Glory to Ukraine!

Day 391 of the full-scale russian military aggression has begun.

During the day, the enemy launched 21x air strikes and 9x missile strikes. One of them was on the city of Sloviansk. There are no losses among residents. Another missile strike hit Kramatorsk, a civilian infrastructure object. 7x high-rise buildings and 3x private cars were damaged. Fortunately, there were no casualties among the civilian population. Also, the enemy launched 57x attacks MLRS.

The probability of launching missile strikes on the entire territory of Ukraine remains quite high.

During the past day, the main objective of the enemy remained attempts to reach the administrative borders of Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts. For this purpose, the occupiers concentrated their main efforts on conducting offensive actions on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Mar’yinka, and Shakhtars’k axes. Thanks to professional and coordinated actions, our defenders repelled more than 120x attacks by the occupiers in the specified directions.

Volyn’, Polissya, Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: the operational situation has not changed significantly. The russian federation continues to maintain a significant military presence on the territory of the republic of belarus, however, without the obvious formation of offensive groups. At the same time, the enemy continues to engineer terrain in the border areas of Bryansk and Kursk Oblasts. During the day, the enemy carried out mortar and artillery shelling of the districts of 26x settlements. Among them are Seredyna-Buda, Sopych, Starykove, Atynske, Kostyantynivka, Kindrativka, Volfine, Oleksandrivka, Popivka, Studenok and Turya of the Sumy Oblast; Kamianska Sloboda and Khrinivka in Chernihiv Oblast, as well as Hlyboke, Morokhovets, Vovchansk, Zemlianki, Krasne Pershe, Dvorichna, Zapadne, Kamianka, Krasne, Novomlynsk, Strelecha and Chuguivka in Kharkiv Oblast.

Kupyansk and Lyman axes: the adversary unsuccessfully tried to break through the defenses of our troops, carrying out artillery shelling of the areas of 11x settlements along the line of combat confrontation. Suffered, in particular, Kupyansk, Krokhmalny and Berestovo districts of Kharkiv Oblast; Nevsky, Pischany, Bilogorivka and Dibrova in the Luhansk Oblast, as well as Spirny, Torsk and Novoselivka in the Donetsk Oblast. The enemy carried out unsuccessful offensive actions in the direction of Novoselivskogo.

Bakhmut axis: the occupiers are not stopping their assault on the city of Bakhmut. At the same time, our soldiers repelled enemy attacks in the areas of Bohdanivka, Ivanovske, Predtechine and Severnye settlements. Minkivka, Vasyukivka, Zaliznyanske, Bakhmut, Hryhorivka, Ivanovske, Oleksandro-Shultine, Diliivka, New York, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Privillia and Chasiv Yar of the Donetsk Oblast were shelled. In general, 12x settlements on the Bakhmut axis were affected by the fire of the occupiers.

Avdiivka, Mar’yinka, and Shakhtars’k axes: the enemy unsuccessfully tried to advance in the vicinities of Berdychi, Avdiivka, Severna, Pervomaiske, and Novomykhailivka of the Donetsk Oblast. Areas of 17x settlements were subjected to numerous enemy shelling. In particular, Novobakhmutivka, Kam’ianka, Avdiivka, Lastochkine, Krasnohorivka, Gostre, Georgiivka, Mar’yinka, Vugledar, Velyka Novosilka, Orlivka and Tonenka of the Donetsk Oblast.

Zaporizhzhia and Kherson axes: the enemy continues its defense. Intensive shelling, in particular, of Olhivske, Malynivka, Gulyaipole, Biloghirya, Orihiv and Charivne of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast; Vremivka, Novopil’ and Pervomayske - Donetsk Oblast, as well as Dudchany, Kozatske, Blagovishchenske, Dniprovske, Belozerka, Berehove, Chervonyi Mayak and Yantarne of Kherson Oblast. The total number of shelled settlements is 41x.

During the day, the Air Force of the Defense Forces carried out 12x strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel and military equipment of the occupiers, and units of rocket forces and artillery struck 3x areas of concentration of the enemy's manpower.

[Alex_Sor]

"Zaporozhye. Right now, a Russian missile hit a multi-storey building.

Russia is shelling the city with brutal cruelty. Hitting residential areas where ordinary people, children live," President Zelensky said.

Video:

https://1plus1.video/unian-novosti/2023-rik/berezen-2023-raketa-vluchila-u-budinok-u-zaporizhzhi

[Alex_Sor]

Russian President Vladimir Putin is not interested in ending the war in Ukraine. This is evidenced by the night attack of Russian drones.

US Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Ukraine Bridget Brink recalled that yesterday Moscow was talking about peace.

"After all yesterday's talks in Moscow, again Russian missiles and again drone attacks on civilians at night make it very clear how much President Putin is interested in a just peace or an end to the war he started," the diplomat wrote on her Twitter.

On the night of March 22, the Russian army hit Ukrainian cities with drones - a total of 21 drones were launched.

The Ukrainian military shot down 16 Russian UAVs. At the same time, an “arrival” was recorded in the Kyiv region, as a result of which people died. Damage to civilian objects is reported.

[Alex_Sor]

As of today, March 22, Russia forcibly deported (stole) 16,226 children from Ukraine. This is only a name list that was compiled from statements from parents, relatives, local authorities or witnesses.
The real number is more...

Ukraine's presidential commissioner for children's rights, Daria Gerasimchuk, told DW that the figure could be much higher.

"This is not just a number, but a list of names, which is made up of statements from parents, relatives, local authorities or witnesses. This information is checked by the relevant authorities, and a case is opened for each child. That is, this is recorded data. But part of the territory of Ukraine is under occupation, and we do not have access there, therefore, only after the de-occupation can citizens notify who and when was abducted. Therefore, we can talk about several hundred thousand abducted children, "explained Daria Gerasimchuk.

Gerasimchuk noted that the Russian authorities are announcing the "evacuation" of 744,000 Ukrainian children. This figure is considered unreliable, since it is not confirmed by any lists or personal data. The presidential commissioner also told how the return of the kids is going on.

“In order to find and return a child, you need to know who to look for. That is why a unified state platform “Children of War” was created, which contains up-to-date information and personal data of children affected by the Russian war. At the same time, the Russians hide as much as possible our children are being moved, they are trying to change names and the like," said Daria Gerasimchuk.

According to Gerasimchuk, the most difficult thing is to look for small children who do not remember where they are from.

“A very important point is whether the wanted child has relatives in the controlled territory of Ukraine, who can get custody and go to pick her up with the support of the state. I cannot voice details, routes or scenarios for the return of children. next time it will not work. In general, a large state team is working on the return of children," summed up Daria Gerasimchuk.

[Alex_Sor]

The Russian Federation is kidnapping Ukrainian children to replenish its nation and make them Russians.

Ukrainian Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights Daria Gerasimchuk said that the actions of the aggressor country indicate that she does not plan to return children to Ukraine, writes DW.

"The Russian Federation has accelerated the procedures for adoption and change of citizenship, provides free education for children from Ukraine. Moreover, the Russians select children by conducting so-called medical examinations, which divide children into categories. That is, they want to select the most healthy and replenish their nation for account of Ukrainian children," Gerasimchuk noted.

According to her, from the very beginning of the full-scale invasion, the invaders had a clear plan of what to do with Ukrainian children. Its implementation began after the attempted annexation of the Crimean peninsula in 2014.

"The Russians changed the citizenship of children and created the so-called" train of hope ", by which citizens of the Russian Federation traveled to Crimea for the illegal adoption of children. Now Russia has at least five scenarios for the abduction of children. We came to this conclusion after analyzing the path of 308 children who succeeded return to parents in the controlled territory of Ukraine," the authorized representative added.

Scenarios for the removal of Ukrainian children

The first option involves the separation of children from the family during the so-called filtration. In this case, the parents are groundlessly detained, and the children are simply taken away. There was a situation when the father of three children was detained for three months, and his children were taken to the Russian Federation. Ukraine managed to return them back to the family.

"In the second scenario, the Russians kill the parents and then take the children. In the third scenario, the children are taken directly from the biological family. Sometimes this is done by depriving them of their parental rights. Usually, this measure is applied to "uncomfortable parents" who do not want to cooperate with the occupying authorities" - said Gerasimchuk.

According to the fourth option, the Russians do not allow Ukraine to take children from institutions of institutional care who have come under occupation. Russia has never coordinated humanitarian corridors for the removal of these little Ukrainians. Instead, they are kidnapped. Thus, the occupiers took the children out of four institutions, but Ukraine was able to return two of them.

Instead, they are kidnapped. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, children have been kidnapped from four institutions, but we were able to return them from two.

“The last, fifth, scenario is the most common. First, the Russians create conditions unsuitable for children to live in the occupied territories. And then they offer parents to send the child to allegedly recuperate in holiday camps in the Russian Federation. Children do not return from this camp, they are moved without the consent of their parents. Some of the children we managed to return were in such camps for more than a year," she summed up.

Deportation of Ukrainian children

As UNIAN previously reported, in November, the Russian authorities began to openly advertise the forced adoption of Ukrainian children. They said that only the occupied territories of Donbass they took out more than 150 thousand babies.

Children's Ombudsman of the Russian Federation Maria Lvova-Belova, who adopted a boy from Mariupol, was engaged in propaganda of the illegal adoption of abducted children. Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly praises this practice.

[Alex_Sor]

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday (21 March 2023) launched his annual report for 2022, covering all aspects of the Alliance’s work over the past year.

President Putin's war of aggression against Ukraine is the biggest security crisis in Europe since the Second World War. It is not only a direct threat to the existence of Ukraine as a free and independent country, but to the entire rules-based international order. Putin must not win. If he does, it will show that aggression works and that force is rewarded. This would be dangerous for our own security, and for the whole world.

This war did not start in 2022, it started in 2014, when Russia illegally annexed Crimea and entered eastern Ukraine. Since then, NATO Allies have trained tens of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers and supported its defence and security sector. NATO will continue to stand by Ukraine for as long as it takes.

NATO Allies shared precise intelligence about Moscow's plans for an invasion long in advance. We tried until the very last minute to engage Russia in diplomacy to convince it not to invade Ukraine, including at a meeting in January 2022 of the NATO-Russia Council. Russia walked away from this dialogue.

Since the invasion, NATO Allies provided unprecedented support for Ukraine, with around USD 120 billion of military, humanitarian and financial assistance in 2022. While the United States is the largest single contributor, Europe and Canada provided over half of the overall assistance. Europeans also welcomed almost five million refugees from Ukraine. Europe and North America continue to apply unprecedented economic sanctions. This demonstrates the strength of North America and Europe standing together.

Since 2014, NATO has implemented the largest reinforcement of our collective defence in a generation. It meant that when Russia launched its fully-fledged invasion of Ukraine, NATO was ready. We activated our defence plans within hours, doubled the number of NATO's multinational battlegroups from four to eight, and increased our military presence from the Baltic to the Black Sea, on the land, at sea and in the air.

In June 2022, at NATO's historic Madrid Summit, Allies agreed a further fundamental shift in our deterrence and defence to make clear that we will defend every inch of NATO territory. We upgraded our defence plans, put more forces at high readiness, and pre-assigned forces to defend specific Allies. We committed to station more troops and preposition more equipment and weapon stockpiles in the east of the Alliance. And leaders agreed to significantly increase NATO's Common Funding to ensure that our political decisions are supported with adequate resources.

In Madrid, Allies also agreed a new Strategic Concept, NATO's guiding document, to reflect this new security reality. Our new Strategic Concept identifies Russia as the most significant and direct threat to Allied security, it addresses the People's Republic of China for the first time, and it sets out how we address other challenges like the ongoing threat of terrorism, as well as cyber, hybrid, new technologies and the implications of climate change on our security.

At the Madrid Summit, all 30 Allies took the historic decision to invite Finland and Sweden to join the Alliance and, in the fastest accession process to date, 28 Allies have already ratified their accession.

Looking ahead to the NATO Summit in Vilnius in July 2023, we will continue to strengthen our deterrence and defence and adapt our Alliance to a world of strategic competition, where authoritarian regimes are challenging the rules-based international order. I expect Allies will agree a new more ambitious defence spending pledge. In a more dangerous world, Allies increasingly see 2% of Gross Domestic Product spent on defence as a floor and not a ceiling.

The bond between Europe and North America remains rock solid. More than 80% of citizens polled by NATO in 2022 believe that cooperation between our two continents on security matters is important.

In these more challenging times, NATO Allies stand united in our support of Ukraine, and in defence of our values, our nations and our one billion people. One for all and all for one.

Jens Stoltenberg

NATO Secretary General

Text and photo: NATO NATO in Ukraine

https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/opinions_212795.htm

 

[Alex_Sor]

The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 22.03.23 were approximately:

Situation update as of 6 a.m., March 22, 2023

Day 392 of the russian military aggression has begun.

The russian federation continues its armed aggression against Ukraine, and does not abandon its intentions to fully occupy Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. The adversary is conducting offensive operations on Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Mar’inka, and Shakhtars’ke axes, while defending on other axes. During the day of March 21, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 114x enemy attacks in the eastern part of the frontline.

The russian aggressor continues to ignore the laws and customs of war, shelling settlements and critical infrastructure.

During the day of March 21, the occupants launched 10x missile, 32x air strikes, as well as 90x MLRS attacks, including at civilian targets.

The threat of attacks across Ukraine remains. Thus, in the night of March 22, the adversary launched another massive air strike with Shahed-136 UAVs. According to preliminary information, 16x out of 21x drones launched by the enemy were destroyed by Ukrainian defenders.

Volyn, Polissya, Sivershchyna, and Slobozhanshchyna axes: no significant changes in the operational situation, no formation of offensive groups of the adversary were found. The top leadership of the republic of belarus continues to support the armed aggression of the russian federation, provide its infrastructure for training of the enemy units. The enemy maintains its military presence in the border areas. During the day of March 21, the invaders shelled the vicinities of settlements of Khrinivka, Mykhal’chyna Sloboda (Chernihiv oblast), Atyns’ke, Iskryskivshchyna, Volfyne, Pavlivka, Basivka, Yunakivka, Popivka (Sumy oblast), Basove, Kozacha Lopan’, Strilecha, Hlyboke, Vovchans’k, and Velykyi Burluk (Kharkiv oblast).

Kup’yans’k and Lyman axes: the adversary continues its attempts to break through the Ukrainian defense. The enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive operations in the vicinities of settlements of Kreminna, Dibrova, Bilohorivka, and Vesele. The invaders fired artillery at the vicinities of settlements of Krasne Pershe, Dvorichna, Masyutivka, Kup’yans’k, Krokhmal’ne, Berestove (Kharkiv oblast), Novoselivs’ke, Nevs’ke, Bilohorivka (Luhansk), Tors’ke, Spirne, and Fedorivka (Donetsk oblast).

Bakhmut axis: the enemy continues to conduct offensive operations, suffering major casualties, losing significant amount of weapons and military equipment. Ukrainian defenders are repelling numerous round-the-clock attacks of the adversary in the vicinities of settlements of Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Hryhorivka, Bohdanivka, Ivanivske, Bakhmut, Klishchiivka, and Maiors’k. Vasyukivka, Zaliznyans’ke, Min’kivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Hryhorivka, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, Stupochky, Predtechyne, Chasiv Yar, Kurdyumivka, Ozarianivka, and Pivnichne (Donetsk oblast), among others, came under enemy fire.

Avdiivka, Mar’inka, and Shakhtars’ke axes: the adversary conducted offensive operations in the vicinities of settlements of Novobakhmutivka, Novokalynove, Krasnohorivka, Stepove, Berdychi, Avdiivka, Sjeverne, Vodyane, Pervomais’ke, Mar’inka, and Pobjeda. To no success. Almost 20x unsuccessful offensive attempts were made by the enemy in the vicinity of Mar’inka. Lastochkyne, Berdychi, Orlivka, Avdiivka, Tonen’ke, Heorhiivka, Nevel’s’ke, Krasnohorivka, Mar’inka, and Vuhledar (Donetsk oblast) came under enemy fire.

Zaporizhzhia and Kherson axes: the adversary is defending. The vicinities of settlements of Novopil’ (Donetsk oblast), Ol’hivs’ke, Malynivka, Chervone, Charivne, Hulyaipole, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanylivka, Novoandriivka, Kam’yans’ke (Zaporizhzhia oblast), Kherson, Beryslav, Ponyativka, Dar’ivka, and Antonivka (Kherson oblast) came under fire.

During the day of March 21, the Ukrainian Air Force launched 6x air strikes on the occupants’ concentrations. At the same time, Ukrainian defenders shot down 15x enemy UAVs of various types, as well as 2x Kh-59 guided aircraft missiles.

Missile and artillery units hit 1x ammunition depot, 2x anti-aircraft missile systems, 1x radar station, and 1x other important enemy target.

Support the Armed Forces of Ukraine! United we will win!

Glory to Ukraine!

[Alex_Sor]

The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 23.03.23 were approximately:

Situation update as of 6 a.m., March 23, 2023

393 of the russian full-scale invasion has begun.

The russian federation continues its armed aggression against Ukraine, and does not abandon its intentions to fully occupy Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. The adversary continues its offensive operations on Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Mar’inka, and Shakhtars’ke axes, while defending on others. During the day of March 22, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 83x enemy attacks in the eastern part of the frontline.

The russian aggressor continues to use its usual tactics of terrorizing the civilians, shells settlements and critical infrastructure.

During the day of March 22, the adversary launched 1x missile attack on Zaporizhzhia. Russian missiles hit a residential apartment building. There are killed and wounded civilians. The enemy also launched 48x air strikes, in particular, on critical civilian infrastructure in Zhytomyr and Kyiv oblasts. The occupiers employed 21x Shahed-136 UAVs from Bryansk oblast (russia), 16x of these drones were shot down. As a result of enemy UAV strikes, there are dead and wounded civilians. The invaders also launched 75x MLRS attacks.

The threat of further enemy attacks across Ukraine remains.

Volyn, Polissya, Sivershchyna, and Slobozhanshchyna axes: no significant changes in the operational situation, no formation of offensive groups of the adversary were found. The russian leadership continues to use the infrastructure of the republic of belarus to train its troops. The adversary maintains its military presence in the border areas. During the day of March 22, the enemy shelled the vicinities of settlements of Khrinivka, Arkhypivka, Mykhal’chyna Sloboda (Chernihiv oblast), Dem’yanivka, Esman, Atyns’ke, Iskryskivshchyna, Bilopillya, Volfyne, Pavlivka, Basivka, Yunakivka, Krasnopillya (Sumy oblast), Basove, Hoptivka, Strilecha, Vesele, Vovchans’k, Okhrimivka, Krasne Pershe, and Kindrashivka (Kharkiv oblast).

Kup’yans’k and Lyman axes: the adversary continues its attempts to break through the Ukrainian defense. The enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive operations in the vicinities of settlements of Makiivka, Bilohorivka, and Verkhn’okam’yans’ke. The invaders fired artillery at the vicinities of settlements of Krokhmal’ne (Kharkiv oblast), Novoselivs’ke, Nevs’ke, Bilohorivka (Luhansk), Terny, Kolodyazi, Sivers’k, Verkhn’okam’yans’ke, and Spirne (Donetsk oblast).

Bakhmut axis: the enemy continues to conduct offensive operations, suffering major casualties, losing significant amount of weapons and military equipment. Ukrainian defenders have been repelling numerous round-the-clock enemy attacks in the vicinities of Bakhmut, Bohdanivka, and Predtechyne. More than 15x settlements near the line of contact were shelled, including Vasyukivka, Min’kivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Hryhorivka, Bakhmut, Chasiv Yar, Oleksandro-Shul’tyne, Pivnichne, and Pivdenne (Donetsk oblast).

Avdiivka, Mar’inka, and Shakhtars’ke axes: the adversary conducted offensive operations in the vicinities of settlements Novokalynove, Stepove, Berdychi, Avdiivka, Lastochkyne, Sjeverne, Vodyane, Pervomais’ke, Mar’inka, and Pobjeda. To no success. Vicinities of more than 20x settlements came under enemy fire, including Avdiivka, Tonen’ke, Sjeverne, Vodyane, Pervomais’ke, Nevel’s’ke, Netaylove, Mar’inka, Novomykhailivka, and Vuhledar (Donetsk oblast).

Zaporizhzhia and Kherson axes: the adversary is defending. Vicinities of more than 45x settlements near the line of contact came under fire, including Malynivka, Novodanylivka, Novoandriivka, Mali Shcherbaky (Zaporizhzhia oblast), Havrylivka, Ivanivka, Zelenivka, Dniprovs’ke, and the city of Kherson (Kherson oblast).

In the settlements of Reshetylivs’ke, Chumats’ke, and Kostyantynivka (temporarily occupied territory of Zaporizhzhia oblast), russian occupants made rounds of local residents’ houses warning them to stay in safe places and prohibiting from leaving their homes. This may indirectly indicate that the russian occupiers’ attempt to prevent the locals from observing the planned transfer of the enemy’s manpower and military equipment to the line of contact.

The russian federation does not give up its war of aggression, despite the numerous casualties. It is constantly taking actions to replenish its losses in manpower. For example, conscripts in one of the military units stationed in South Ossetia (russian federation) are being actively coerced into signing contracts to proceed to take part in combat in Ukraine. It has been established that between March 1 and March 10, more than 50x russian conscripts have signed their contracts. With no appropriate combat training, they were sent to Melitopol (Zaporizhzhia oblast).

During the day of March 22, Ukrainian Air Force launched 1x air strike at the enemy’s anti-aircraft missile system, as well as 12x air strikes at the concentrations of personnel and military equipment of the occupiers. In the meantime, Ukrainian missile troops and artillery hit 1x command post, 3x concentrations of manpower, 1x ammunition depot, and 1x electronic warfare station of the enemy.

[Alex_Sor]

IN RUSSIA, THEY LIKE TO ACCUSE AMERICANS OF KILLING INDIANS
But they are stunned by a simple counter question: "And how many Indians did the Russians kill?"
After that, as a rule, the dialogues are interrupted, because few people have heard, for example, about the Russian-Indian War (1802-1805).
Few people have heard about the punitive operation of Ivan Solovyov, who killed more than 5,000 Aleuts - the native inhabitants of the Aleutian archipelago - on the island of Unalashka.
Few people in Russia have heard about the expedition of Grigory Shelikhov, who, quoting a source, "carried out a mass massacre of the local population, killing from 500 to 2,500 Eskimos."
Few people have heard about the expedition of Ivan Kuskov (1808-1809), who killed many Indians before establishing Fort Ross, and then concluded a truce with them.
Few people have heard about how the industrialist Larion Belyaev "cleansed" the island of Attu from all the Aleuts who lived there ...
200 years before the sale of Alaska, the Russians killed many thousands of indigenous people on the Pacific coast of America. Historians are now trying to reconstruct the picture of the past, but they cannot even give an approximate figure for the number of Indians killed in the 49th US state. The victims were not even counted. And even the killed Russians were counted only "their nobles", noble merchants and industrialists. Ordinary people were not taken into account.
But when you read Russian historical documents, letters, notes, reports, ship's logs, etc., you get the impression that it was the Indians who attacked Russia and abused the people near Moscow.
They talked about their "feats" reluctantly, often kept silent and did not mention them at all. So, for example, the captain of the ship "St. Evdokim" Mykhailo Vasyliovych Nevodchikov, in his logbook, after arriving on Agatti Island, made a note that "due to an unfortunate misunderstanding, an Aleut was wounded by a shot from a rifle." The fact that a fight broke out after this "unfortunate" shot can be learned only in the context of the records. How many people were injured during this incident is not reported at all.
And so almost every expedition. If someone landed on the shores of America or Kamchatka, blood was bound to be shed. And the culprits were of course the local residents, who were described as: "worse than predators", "murderous and evil people", "bloodthirsty barbarians" and so on.
The number of dead Indians is still unknown. Although it is assumed that there could be several thousand of them - no less. In Russia, they do not know anything about this and do not want to know.
(c) Brutal Realism
Taken from Dorian Gray