Battlefield Update - 2023-04-09 (1)
❗️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Destruction of the hangar with the HIMARS MLRS in Orekhovo
Today artillery units of the 58th Army of the Russian Armed Forces attacked the hangars on the territory of the Orekhovskoye elevator near the railway station in Orekhovo in the Zaporozhye region.
In warehouses located closer to the football field, there were two HIMARS MLRS launchers, one M777 155-mm towed howitzer, several unidentified armored vehicles and artillery ammunition.
As a result of the impact with a package of 300-mm Smerch multiple rocket launchers and 20 shells of the 152-mm towed gun "Hyacinth", the hangars for storing weapons and equipment were completely destroyed, and the glow from the detonation was visible for many kilometers from Orekhovo.
With a high degree of probability, weapons and military equipment were transferred to Orekhov in preparation for the offensive to provide fire support for ground forces during the assault on Russian positions, and their loss will significantly affect the combat capabilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye region.
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❗️🇷🇺🇺🇦 About the strike of the Russian Armed Forces on Gulyai-Polye
Yesterday morning, Russian troops hit the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Huliaipole in the Zaporozhye region. Andriy Yermak, head of the office of the President of Ukraine, dryly reported on “two missile strikes and wounding one civilian,” attaching a photo of the object of the attack.
Our GEOINT team determined the exact location of the target: a Russian strike destroyed the building of the ZapAgroTeh (formerly Selmash) agricultural machinery manufacturing plant.
Coordinates: 47.667207,36.252027
Judging by the photo, the building is almost destroyed, which may indicate the use of either guided glide bombs (UPAB) or Kh-29 high-precision aircraft missiles.
The territory of the enterprise itself is quite extensive, and the presence of covered hangars is a convenient place to store weapons and ammunition. Now the Armed Forces of Ukraine are actively preparing for the offensive, and the transfer of military equipment to the front-line city is fully justified.
The extremely poor information coverage of the incident by the Ukrainian side and the absence of other photographs, at least, indicate that the Ukrainian authorities do not want any details to leak into the network.
Yesterday Russian gunners destroyed another hangar containing two HIMARS MLRS launchers in Orekhovo. The defeat of two points of storage of weapons or ammunition will significantly affect the capabilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye region before the offensive.
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🇷🇺 Rosvoenkor spoke about hell in Artyomovsk for militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
🪖 Voenkor Murad Gazdiev spoke about the hell that was staged in Artyomovsk for the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
There are craters all around the city, torn bulletproof vests, and a bloody Ukrainian uniform is lying everywhere. Artyomovsk is flooded with the blood of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
📝 “ The Armed Forces of Ukraine are doing very badly, especially with communication. They bring people in only at night, like meat. No "only Russian-speakers", a lot of people from Western Ukraine, even border guards from Lviv. The prisoners say that there is no organization, no orders from above, no one has information, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have begun disorganization , ”the military commander notes.
At the same time, the Armed Forces of Ukraine do not go anywhere, the “Bakhmut meat grinder” is the miracle of the work of our fighters fighting there, Gadziev notes.
🇷🇺 The military commissar notes that almost all apartments in the city are ours. The Ukrainian command, it seems, has left the city and is trying to rule from the suburbs. At the same time, there is no retreat of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from Artyomovsk, but they are systematically and successfully squeezed out of there.
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✈️ 🇷🇺🇺🇦 About the effectiveness of loitering shells "Lancet"
The Rybar team had at its disposal a rather amusing document with an analysis of the effectiveness and tactics of using loitering ammunition Lancet-1 and Lancet-3 , conducted by the Ukrainian General Staff for the period 2022-2023. The authors tried to determine the pros and cons of drones and assess the level of threat emanating from them.
🔻What advantages did the enemy see at the device?
As the strengths of the Lancets, the Ukrainian command noted the equipment with modern multifunctional guidance systems and the possibility of their use against moving objects at a distance of up to 60 km.
In addition, the drones' small size, relative quietness, and composite construction make them extremely difficult targets for radar detection.
🔻 What were the shortcomings?
Among the shortcomings of the Lancets mentioned by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, they noted a low flight speed (up to 100 km / h) and a not too large warhead (from one to five kilograms) , which makes them ineffective against armored targets.
🔻 What do the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine think about these UAVs?
Kiev believes that the mass supply of kamikaze drones of this type created serious problems for the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in various directions. In total, since the beginning of their mass use , more than 200 pieces of artillery have been destroyed or damaged, especially American M777 howitzers.
At the same time, the duration of barrage of 30-40 minutes was recognized as sufficient to support the ground units of the RF Armed Forces at the tactical level. However, the Ukrainian command believes that at the moment they are used only by military personnel in the SOF and mobile reconnaissance groups, which limits the capabilities of the infantry forces of the RF Armed Forces.
The most dangerous period of their use is at night from 23.00 to 06.00 due to the difficulty in visual control of the air situation and determining the exact amount of flying ammunition.
❗️An interesting detail was indicated in the report: Lancets are usually used in conjunction with the Orlan-10 and Orlan-30 reconnaissance UAVs, as well as the Mohajer-4 and Mohajer-6 Iranian reconnaissance and strike UAVs » . Which is very strange, since ZALA reconnaissance drones are usually used in pairs.
Information about Russia's purchase of Iranian drones has been circulating on the net for quite a long time. And this document indirectly confirms the presence of Iranian-made reconnaissance and strike systems on the balance sheet of the Russian army.
Drones-kamikaze "Lancet" really demonstrated their high efficiency in defeating enemy artillery firing points. In combination with reconnaissance equipment with good optical systems, loitering ammunition becomes an effective means of fire suppression.
Therefore, now it is necessary to make every effort to provide reconnaissance and strike complexes to all units on the front line to the maximum. The massive use of Lancets at the front will significantly reduce the combat capabilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the eve of the announced offensive.
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“Mariupol has changed everything” - how Russian women help fighters survive at the front and rehabilitate in civilian life
Maria and Marina, together with other volunteers, left Rostov, where people walked quietly and drank coffee, and two hours later found themselves in another world with different values - Mariupol. Most of all, they were struck by people: selfless military personnel and merciful medical personnel.
Maria told Readovka that a local female doctor is one of the few who survived the destruction of the house. Getting out from under the rubble, she crawled to the hospital, where she worked, despite her injuries and frostbite. As soon as she felt a little better, she returned to medical duties - there is no end to the work, you need help.
After Mariupol, the women went as volunteers to Luhansk, and at home they created a group on a social network dedicated to psychological assistance to the military. Marina, as a clinical psychologist, also conducts online consultations with fighters and their families. She admitted to Readovka that Luhansk is the happiest time in recent years, and working with soldiers energizes her.
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