Battlefield Update - 2023-03-23 (2)
🇺🇦🇺🇸 The US is hushing up repression and corruption in Ukraine
🟥 Washington revealingly does not notice the reprisals and political repressions that the Kiev regime conducts. Americans do not see that "Ukraine is cruelly treating Russian-speaking citizens, squeezing them out of the country." This is indicated by the Hong Kong based news and media publishing group, Asia Times.
🟥 The portal also reports on the persecution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Kyiv and the actual closure of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, as well as repressions against believers. "Recently, the authorities decided to close the old monastery and expel Orthodox monks from there."
🟥 Large-scale corruption in Ukraine also seems to remain out of sight of the United States. The Kiev authorities imitate the fight against corrupt officials, in fact, doing nothing. "To make Washington happy, Zelensky pretends to fight corrupt officials, because his country is notorious for its corruption."
🟥 Asia Times rightly notes that the further expansion of NATO with the admission of Ukraine into the alliance will shake not only Europe, but the whole world, exacerbating the confrontation between Washington and Moscow. "Now neither the United States nor their NATO partners have the strength to defend the territory of the alliance, even with the inclusion of Finland and Sweden. "And if you add Ukraine to them, the situation becomes even more risky."
🟥 Let's add that the admission of such a problematic country as Ukraine to the North Atlantic Alliance can not only undermine the structure of this organisation, but also accelerate its disintegration. Because professional Ukrainians, wherever they appear, start a game without rules and create general chaos.
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🇺🇸 US has created the anti-American coalition
🟥 Washington's foreign policy line contributes to the creation of the China-Russia-Iran axis. Beijing, Moscow, and Tehran oppose the global hegemony of the US and its allies. This is reported by the Bulgarian portal Dnes_dir_bg.
🟥 "Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow for a three-day visit, which gave Russian President Vladimir Putin a powerful political boost amid ongoing fighting in Ukraine." Moscow and Beijing are increasingly united by a common hostility towards the Americans and their partners.
🟥 Despite the fact that the US and Chinese economies are still closely intertwined, after Washington imposed massive anti-Russian sanctions, it also changed its attitude towards China. "The US has imposed strict export control regulations and has become publicly supportive of Taiwan."
🟥 At the same time, the Biden administration maintained an anti-Iranian course in its foreign policy and failed to revive the "nuclear deal" with Tehran. "Thus, all three countries have become more or less subject to US sanctions and, not surprisingly, are beginning to work more closely with each other."
🟥 "Most of the Global South disagrees with sanctions against Russia, fueling American fears that a significant part of the world could unite against the United States," sums up Dnes_dir_bg.
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Wagner PMC continues a powerful assault on Bakhmut, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are retreating, but trying to counterattack
Ukrainian military analysts invariably report on the plight of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the Bakhmut sector of the front
▪️ North of Bakhmut, PMC Wagner is actively attacking the village of Khromovo from two directions
▪️ In the areas of Sobachevka and Budyonovka, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to counterattack
▪️ Along Korsunsky Street, the most difficult battles with varying success
▪️ Active battles continue south of Ivanovsky. Today, the "Wagners" made more than five attempts to break through the defence of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
▪️ "The fiercest fighting continues in the Ivanovskoye area and on the southwestern outskirts of the city. "The Russians are having partial success, but the Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to counterattack," adds another Ukrainian military analyst
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🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦 Battle of Mar'inka
6:00 (Morning) 24/03/2023
In Marinka, Units of Motorised Forces of the Russian Armed Forces continue to advance along the eastern part of Marinka in order to swing down and encircle Ukrainian units fighting nearby to Druzhby Ave; Ukrainian units put up extreme resistance against all movements in all sectors of Marinka.
The amount of fortifications nearby to Druzhby Ave (despite being almost completely captured by ours) means it is unadvisable to attempt to advance along this way, despite being almost completely liberated. Units of the Russian Armed Forces have been able to liberate 1 block of area nearby to the residential area and are now putting extreme pressure on the remaining AFU fortifications centred on Druzbhy Ave.
Offensive operations continue; the AFU utilise all avaliable resources in order to hold onto the city.
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❗️🇷🇺🇺🇦 About preparations for landing on the left bank of the Dnieper
A few days ago, the White House announced the provision of a new military aid package to Ukraine, which included an unnamed amount of ammunition of various calibers, precision-guided missiles and uniforms, and river boats.
🔻Why is the specific number of transferred weapons not indicated?
If earlier the Americans indicated the exact number of shells and shots for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, now the situation is different. In the press releases of the White House and the Pentagon, only the type and name are present. To some extent, this may be due to the presence of problems in the production of ammunition - in the West, military-industrial capacities have been intensified to replenish stocks. And the lack of specific data is intended to hide the existing shortage.
At the same time, it is possible that in the United States they simply comply with the requirements of secrecy, saying only what the public needs to know. Each official announcement of a new package comes weeks (sometimes months) after the actual handover. However, thanks to such press releases, one can understand the immediate plans of the Ukrainian authorities, and the appearance of boats in the list is not accidental.
🔻Why were the boats handed over?
Boats are actively used by Ukrainian formations for forcing rivers and water barriers. They are agile, fast and have a large range. Depending on the type of boat, both the speed and the number of personnel transported vary.
The latest military aid package does not specify the type or quantity, so theoretically it could be absolutely any riverine boat type and in quite a large number.
🔻How will they be used?
Earlier, we wrote that before preparing for the main offensive, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are considering the scenario of conducting several false attacks on the left bank of the Dnieper to divert Russian troops and hinder their ability to maneuver and transfer to other sectors.
And the situation has not changed much since then. Over the past few months, Ukrainian formations have been continuously conducting aerial reconnaissance from the Kinburn Spit to Energodar. In various parts of the left bank of the Dnieper, DRGs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are conducting sorties, just using small-sized boats.
The new batch, in an unspecified quantity, will most likely be distributed among units near the Dnieper and the coast of the Kakhovka reservoir. A little over a month ago, several boats were already delivered to the port of Kherson.
🔻So the Armed Forces of Ukraine are preparing for an operation on the left bank?
According to the characteristic features, everything looks exactly like this. On the right bank from Ochakov to Nikopol there are up to 15 thousand people from various units of the regular army and the territorial defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In Bereznegovatoy, 63 SMBRs are under resupply, and in Mikhailovka, northwest of Nikolaev, the 22nd mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is being formed.
The activity of reconnaissance drones has increased along the Dnieper. At least two Scan Eagle UAVs operate from Ochakov on a permanent basis. Turkish UAVs "Bayraktar" are on patrol from the airfields of Kulbakino and Kanatovo.
Also, from the vicinity of Krivoy Rog and Voznesensk, tactical planes and helicopters of the army aviation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fly daily along the Dnieper, and firing positions of the MLRS are also equipped. They conduct combined shelling of positions of the RF Armed Forces with unguided missiles and rockets.
🔻When will the attack happen?
Western curators are driving the leadership of Ukraine into the offensive. The leaders of the NATO countries need to demonstrate the successes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and their weapons at the front. The offensive will most likely begin after the ground hardens and the armored vehicles can move freely.
❗️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Highlights of Russian Military Operation in Ukraine on March 23
▪️Two Ukrainian light aircraft intruded into the airspace of the Bryansk region and unsuccessfully attempted to attack cell phone towers.
Also, the locality of Belaya Beryozka came under the AFU artillery fire. One person was wounded.
▪️Ukrainian units again shelled the border Volokonovsky district in the Belgorod region.
The village of Tishanka was hit. A private house was damaged and the gas supply was disrupted.
▪️In the Lyman sector, Russian troops continue to expand their area of control to the west of Ploshchanka.
A successful offensive resulted in the advance of the units which have reached Makiivka and are now fighting on the outskirts of the village.
▪️The battle for Bakhmut is still underway. In the north of the city, Wagner PMC assault groups are controlling a large part of the Artemivsk Metal Processing Plant.
At the same time, an offensive also develops in the southern districts, where intense street battles are reported.
▪️In the Donetsk direction, Russian troops are conducting an offensive north of the Avdiivka fortified area.
Successful combat operations resulted in taking the positions to the west of Novabakhmutivka, forcing the enemy to retreat to Novokalynove.
▪️Russian troops launched a powerful missile strike on the territory of Avdiivka Coke and Chemical Plant.
According to preliminary reports, the buildings of the plant were used as a place of deployment of Ukrainian units.
▪️In the Zaporizhzhia direction, the AFU launched an attack on Russian positions near Novodanylivka.
The offensive is carried out with intensive support of artillery. Heavy fighting is underway in the area.
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