Battlefield Update - 2023-04-07 (1)
Twitter and Telegram posters are sharing classified material purporting to be US planning and assessment for Ukraine.
Twitter and Telegram posters are sharing classified material purporting to be US planning and assessment for Ukraine. We wont share that actual material here. We will share news articles that discuss the event that are clearly public already.
Our purpose is sharing news and views that our media chooses to bury.
‘Secret’ NATO war plan leak triggers Pentagon probe – NYT
Officials say they are struggling to scrub the sensitive material from the internet
FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian soldiers fire a self-propelled howitzer at the front line near the city of Artyomovsk, March 5, 2023. © AP / Libkos
A leaked trove of classified documents outlining American and NATO war planning in Ukraine has sparked a US military investigation, the New York Times has reported. The briefing presentation slides, some marked “top secret,” show assessed troop strengths, timelines for arms shipments and ammunition expenditures, among other data.
The files appeared on social media earlier this week, and while the source remains unclear, the leaks have set off alarms in the Pentagon, which has launched a probe to determine how the documents were obtained, the NYT reported on Thursday.
“We are aware of the reports of social media posts and the department is reviewing the matter,” Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh told the outlet.
Officials said they are working to have the material removed from the internet, but had not succeeded as of Thursday night.
READ MORE: US opposes NATO ‘roadmap’ for Ukraine – FT
One of the documents marked “top secret” provides the “Status of the Conflict as of 1 Mar.,” suggesting the slides are several weeks old. Though they do not describe any specific battle plans, the files offer a glimpse into US intelligence assessments for Russian and Ukrainian troop levels, timetables for training and equipment deliveries, weather data, as well as ammunition expenditures – including for the US-supplied HIMARS platform. The Pentagon has not previously disclosed the rate at which Ukrainian forces are using munitions for the weapon.
Some of the documents appear to have been altered, with multiple different versions circulating online showing wildly varying estimates for losses on both sides of the conflict.
Another file lists 12 new Ukrainian combat brigades – which are usually made up of 4,000 to 5,000 troops – noting that the US and NATO bloc are training and supplying nine of them. Of those, the document states that six would be ready by the end of March, and the remaining three by April 30.
If genuine the documents represent one of the most significant intelligence breaches since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and come as Kiev is reportedly preparing a major counter-offensive against Russian forces. One of the documents shows two possible routes into the Donbass, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions. It is unclear when the counter-attacks are set to begin, but Ukrainian Maj. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov recently claimed that the two sides would fight a “final” and “decisive battle” sometime in the spring.
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🇧🇾🇷🇺 Statements following the meeting between Alexander Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin
🔻Vladimir Putin's statements:
▪️The Russian Federation and Belarus are expanding cooperation in the field of defense and security, this is especially important against the backdrop of a difficult international situation.
▪️The concept of the security of the Union State is being prepared, within the framework of which the tasks of interaction will be formulated due to the growing tension.
▪️The Russian Federation and Belarus are strengthening cooperation with foreign countries that are interested in cooperation.
▪️The Russian Federation and Belarus are preparing an agreement on a single electricity market.
🔻Alexander Lukashenko's statements:
▪️Over the past 27 years, the value of trade within the Union State has increased by 4.5 times.
▪️Russia and Belarus are implementing 60 scientific and technical programs for imports substitution.
▪️The defense and air defense systems are successfully operating in the Union State.
▪️The border of Belarus with Ukraine is reliably protected from illegal penetration of weapons into the territory of the Union State.
▪️Belarus and Russia are implementing investment projects worth more than 1.5 billion rubles.
▪️NATO is building up forces and means near the borders of Belarus and the Russian Federation, the alliance is especially concerned about the Kaliningrad region.
#digest #Russia
🇷🇺🇺🇦 Chronicle of a special military operation
for April 6, 2023
🔻Moscow region:
▪️A self-made drone with a camera fell on the territory of the Fakel plant in Khimki near Moscow.
The owner of the handicraft device is wanted by law enforcement officers.
🔻 Border areas:
▪️In the Bryansk region, Ukrainian formations fired at the border settlement of Zapesochye, Pogarsky district.
More than a dozen houses were damaged, but there were no casualties among the residents.
▪️Russian ultra-right nationalists in the service of Ukrainian formations published a video about the penetration into the village of Sluchovsk, Pogarsky district.
According to the statements of the security forces, as a result of the actions of the Russian border guards, the militants were forced to retreat to the territory of Ukraine.
▪️In the Valuysky urban district of the Belgorod region, an air defense crew shot down a reconnaissance UAV. There were no casualties or damage.
🔻Starobelsk direction:
There are no significant changes in this sector of the front. The sides are engaged in positional battles and artillery duels.
▪️Ukrainian formations fired artillery at Lisichansk: three people died, one was wounded, a civilian bus was damaged.
🔻Soledar direction:
▪️In the center of Bakhmut, Russian assault troops were able to advance towards the police station.
The battles are for the Atlantic Hotel, the capture of which will allow the Metallurg Stadium to be pincered.
🔻Donetsk direction:
▪️The Russian Armed Forces, with the support of aviation, continue to inflict fire damage on the enemy in the center of Maryinka.
Using adjustable air bombs and tanks, Russian units do not give the enemy the opportunity to counterattack.
▪️Ukrainian formations once again shelled the Donetsk agglomeration and other settlements of the republic.
In the Kalininsky district of Donetsk, a car repair base was damaged by a HIMARS MLRS strike: nine people died, more than ten were injured.
Yasinovataya, Gorlovka, Vladimirovka and Nikolskoye also came under fire.
🔻Zaporozhye direction:
▪️At night, Ukrainian formations fired at Melitopol from the HIMARS MLRS, but the air defense systems managed to intercept all the fired shells.
🔻Southern Front: Kherson direction:
▪️Artillery duels continue along the line of contact: the Russian Armed Forces attacked the facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kherson, while the enemy fired at Novaya Kakhovka, Kakhovka, Gornostaevka and Cairo.
🔹Political events:
The Ukrainian authorities continue to smash the canonical UOC (Ukranian Orthodox Church) of the Moscow Patriarchate.
▪️In Lvov, the wooden church of St. Vladimir Equal-to-the-Apostles, declared a self-construction, was destroyed. In addition, the schismatics of the OCU seized the Church of St. George the Victorious.
After that, the local mayor Andrei Sadovoy solemnly reported on the "completion of history" of the UOC-MP in the city.
▪️In Novopoltavka, Mykolaiv region, unknown people burned another Orthodox church of the canonical church at night.
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❗️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Highlights of Russian Military Operation in Ukraine on April 6
▪️Russian air defence means shot down another AFU unmanned aerial vehicle in Valuyisky urban district.
UAV, equipped with aircraft-type cameras, was conducting reconnaissance of border areas of Belgorod Region.
▪️Near Sluchovsk, Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group attempted to enter Bryansk region.
Russian border guards prevented the threat. Claimed strength of the enemy group was about 20 men.
▪️Russian troops continue to fight offensively in the forested areas near Kreminna.
Heavy TOS-1A Solntsepek flamethrower systems have begun to be actively used to suppress AFU defence nodes.
▪️Ukrainian formations launched artillery strike on Lysychans'k frontline city.
Three civilians were killed and another person was wounded as a result of the hit on a bus stop.
▪️Fierce positional fighting continues northwest of Bakhmut in Orikhovo-Vasylivka.
Despite all efforts, neither side is able to gain the advantage and gain a foothold in the settlement.
▪️In the centre of Bakhmut, Russian units are pushing the enemy back, methodically liberating block after block.
According to the latest reports, intense fighting is taking place near Metalurh Stadium, where Wagner PMC fighters are trying to encircle AFU defending units.
▪️Ukrainian formations once again launched inhuman attack on Kalininsky district of Donetsk.
Nine people were killed and at least seven wounded as a result of HIMARS rockets hitting a repair depot.
#digest #Russia #Ukraine #video
Fake Investigation Based on Fake Documents – Leaked Military Plans for Ukraine Offensive Spark Pentagon Investigation
"Secret military documents" detailing secret plans by the US and NATO to build up the Ukrainian army ahead of the spring offensive have allegedly been leaked online. Now, the US Department of Defense is investigating who could be behind the leak, reports NYT.
US analysts believe that the plans were deliberately changed, which allegedly indicates an attempt at disinformation by Moscow. However, according to the agency, this represents a "significant violation of US intelligence in efforts to assist Ukraine."
One way or another, the States allegedly recognize the authenticity of the documents, but it is obvious that all this is nothing but a probable fake, designed to calm and distract the RF Armed Forces before the offensive operations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine begin. At the very least, the document contains an unrealistic assessment of Russian losses, primarily in aviation, and throughout the report there is information about the “unpreparedness” of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for an offensive in the near future.
Zin Note: Everything about this "leaked" report should carry a massive asterisk next to it...
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