Battlefield Update - 2023-06-16 (2)
Report for the morning of June 16, 2023
▪️At night, the Russian Armed Forces hit targets in the Nikolaev region with the help of Geraniums
▪️From the Zaporozhye Front (Orekhovskoe direction) it was reported that around midnight the Armed Forces of Ukraine began offensive operations under heavy artillery fire. Daytime reconnaissance attempt in combat in the area of the settlement. Rabotino ended with the destruction of the AFU tank.
▪️Fighting continues on the Vremievsky ledge, the enemy did not achieve advancement, even throwing tanks into battle.
▪️In the Kherson direction, Russian aircraft attacked the enemy bank of the Dnieper. The Armed Forces of Ukraine became more active: they sent DRGs to the islands in the floodplain of the river, sent them to the area of the settlement. Alyoshka bomber drones. In Novaya Kakhovka, the Russian Armed Forces fired to kill on enemy UAVs with small arms.
▪️Fighting continues on the flanks north and south of the city in the Artyomovsky (Bakhmut) direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are using company tactical groups and armored vehicles.
▪️South of Marinka, the Russian Armed Forces advanced to the settlement Novomikhailovka
▪️In the Kursk region, an enemy UAV attacked a communications tower and flew into an administrative building. After that, a fire started.
▪️The enemy fired 134 rounds of ammunition in the DPR, Gorlovka, Donetsk, Makeevka, Aleksandrovka, Volnovakha are under fire. Injured civilian
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Earlier update:
OBTF "Kaskad" burns enemy equipment near Makarovka
The Russian Defense Ministry reports that since the beginning of the special operation , more than 10,000 servicemen of the RF Armed Forces have received special payments for the personal destruction or seizure of enemy military equipment .
In 2022, 7,064 servicemen received corresponding payments for the personal destruction of 11,586 units of Ukrainian military equipment and weapons.
From January 1 to May 31 of this year, 3,193 servicemen received payments for personally destroyed 4,415 units of Ukrainian and Western military equipment.
Payments are made on the basis of orders from the commanders of military units and are transferred to the personal accounts of the military. At the same time, there are no restrictions on receiving payments from the number of enemy vehicles already destroyed by them earlier.
According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, payments in 2023 were received by:
▪️military pilots and air defense operators - 300 thousand rubles for each destroyed helicopter (45) and aircraft (71)
▪️100 thousand rubles each - servicemen of ground and airborne troops, as well as marines, including artillery units, for the destruction of each of the many hundreds of armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
▪️50 thousand rubles each - for the destruction of 1,501 combat armored vehicles, 203 self-propelled artillery installations, as well as 85 installations of multiple launch rocket systems
▪️for 15 hit launchers of the Tochka-U tactical complex and HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems, distinguished Russian servicemen received 300 thousand rubles each
▪️for the successful interception of 941 missiles from Tochka-U tactical systems, Vilkha, Smerch, Uragan and HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems, as well as the destruction of each of 1,211 Ukrainian medium-range drones, the military received 50,000 rubles
The servicemen of the Russian Navy, whose competent and prompt actions destroyed 6 Ukrainian fast unmanned boats that attacked Russian ships and civilian infrastructure in Crimea, received 200 thousand rubles each.
Currently, on the basis of the reports of the commanders of units in the Zaporozhye and South-Donetsk directions, payments are being made to the servicemen of the RF Armed Forces who destroyed Leopard tanks, as well as combat armored vehicles manufactured by the United States and other NATO countries during the hostilities.
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⚡️ Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation
(16 June 2023)
During the past 24 hours, AFU units continued to suffer significant losses as they unsuccessfully attempted to conduct an offensive in South Donetsk and Donetsk directions.
◽️ In Vremevka salient, the most active combat operations took place in the areas of Rovnopol and Urozhaynoye (Donetsk People's Republic), where five attacks by Ukrainian Armed Forces were repelled as a result of courageous actions by the Russian Vostok Group of Forces, air strikes and artillery fire.
💥 More than 200 servicemen, five tanks, seven infantry fighting vehicles, five armoured vehicles, four motor vehicles, and two mortar batteries have been destroyed in the past 24 hours.
💥 In Donetsk direction, the Yug Group of Forces has successfully repelled five enemy attacks close to Pervomaiskoye, Petrovskoye, and Staromikhailovka (Donetsk People's Republic) during the past 24 hours.
💥 Up to 215 servicemen, three armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, and two D-20 howitzers were destroyed.
◽️ Moreover, an ammunition depot of the 109th Territorial Defence Brigade was hit close to Novogorodskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
◽️ In Kupyansk direction, the ground-attack aircraft, artillery and units of the Zapad Group of Forces have foiled actions of two Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups close to Novosyolovskoye (Lugansk People's Republic).
💥 Up to 45 servicemen, two armoured fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, and a U.S.-made M777 artillery system were destroyed during the day.
💥 In Krasny Liman direction, aviation and artillery of the Tsentr Group of Forces engaged the units of the enemy close to Nevskoye, Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic), and the Serebryansky forestry.
💥 During the day, up to 65 servicemen, two armoured personnel carriers, one Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, and one D-30 howitzer have been destroyed.
◽️ In Kherson direction, up to 30 servicemen, five motor vehicles, one Msta-B howitzer, and one U.S.-made M777 artillery system have been destroyed over the past 24 hours.
💥 Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Group of Forces have engaged 96 AFU artillery units at their fire positions, manpower, and military hardware in 104 areas during the day.
💥 Russian air defence forces have intercepted four HIMARS shells during the day.
💥 In addition, 22 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were obliterated in the areas of Sladkaya Balka, Tokmak (Zaporozhye region), Volnovakha, Artyomovsk, Verkhnetortskoye (Donetsk People's Republic), Svatovo (Lugansk People's Republic), and Novaya Kakhovka (Kherson region).
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❗️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Zaporizhia and Yuzhnodonets directions: how many vehicles have lost AFU
situation as of 12.00 June 16, 2023
🔻The situation on the Vremievsky ledge
According to the Warrior of the Far East , our units are actively defending the Vremevsky ledge . Air strikes destroyed four infantry fighting vehicles near Levadny . Also, several units of enemy armored vehicles were hit near Urozhaynoye and Makarovka .
Tonight, Ukrainian formations transferred infantry in four armored combat vehicles to forest plantations nearby in the direction of Novodonetsk . The enemy is accumulating assault groups to resume the attack on the village, which is under the control of the RF Armed Forces.
🔻Situation at Orekhovsky area
In the morning, units of the 128th Guards Rifle Brigade, after regrouping in Lobkove at night, resumed the attack on Pyatikhatki . Several tanks and other armored vehicles are involved in the offensive. Now the fighting is going on on the western outskirts of Pyatikhatki, where the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to gain a foothold. Several more tanks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are concentrated in reserve near Lobkovy.
At the same time, both on the Vremyevsky ledge and on the Orekhovsky sector, the Armed Forces of Ukraine use similar tactics: first, after powerful fire training, infantry goes into battle, deployed in armored vehicles close to settlements, and then heavier equipment is used in the collision.
Unlike attacks in the first days of the offensive, this method allows the enemy to keep more weapons and equipment. The infantry is more maneuverable, but at the same time it is an expendable material, which the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine does not mind throwing under the fire of artillery and aviation.
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The marketing cycle as an example of weapons supplied to Ukraine
Today we see the much-publicized Leopards burning in Ukraine. Before that, the Javelins, Bayraktars, Patriots, Hymars-what else is there to turn the tide of the war?
And what a fuss it was! How much hand-wringing and shouting and moaning and yelling! "Leopard Tanks were the only thing Ukraine needed for a decisive victory!"
Well... At least, that's what they thought.
I suspect that all this information mega hype about another "wunderwaffle" is actually needed not so much by the Ukrainians, but by the Western public. It is vital to give them hope once again, to prolong the war, and... to promote weapons by making them buy up as much as possible.
This is how it works:
1️⃣ The situation looks dire for Ukraine. Either there is no movement on the Ukrainian side, or Russia is advancing.
2️⃣ Public opinion in the West is beginning to shift toward negotiations, because there, no matter what they say, people are also tired of war.
However, Russia is in no hurry to negotiate. Russia is in no hurry at all.
3️⃣ The Western media is making up a new story about another miracle weapon that will finally allow Ukraine to win. Just wait a bit, and everything will be fine!
Well, for example, Leopard tanks. Or F-16 planes. Or whatever they have.
4️⃣ This creates discussion and hope in the masses. People are busy, discussing. Everyone is worried.
5️⃣ Some time later, newfangled weapons and people trained to operate them are sent to Ukraine.
6️⃣ Everyone is excited to see the game change, anticipating a decisive moment...
But the damned Russians are dashing hopes again. Another newfangled rattle is destroyed.
7️⃣ The military knows it's all nonsense and empty advertising. But they need to keep the "flame of hope" in people's hearts.
So, what should be done in such a case?
Of course! Introduce a new "wunderwaffle" that will change the rules of the game, and allow Ukraine to win decisively and irrevocably.
However, the new weapon must be promoted in the media before the previous one is destroyed - with all the disgrace it deserves. Right now, for example, it is the F16.
8️⃣ Sooner or later, these weapons will also fail on the battlefield. But that's okay! Because at that point, we already have another novelty that is about to arrive, and will definitely change the rules of the game now.
9️⃣ Go to the first point and repeat.
All the products in the world are sold this way. Find one difference between this scheme and the release of newfangled cellulite creams, eh.
"This is the cream that should definitely help."
It's just a public opinion management game.
It's just a shame that so many deaths are necessary for Western marketing experiments.
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Ukrainian troops are concentrating in the Yuzhnodonets direction
After the unsuccessful start of the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye region, the enemy moved his activity to another sector of the front. There, according to the resource Z-committee + map of the NWO, he managed to move forward and occupy the villages of Neskuchnoe, Blagodatnoe, Storozhevoe and Makarovka.
The Ukrainian command is transferring fresh units to the Yuzhnodonets direction. In particular, units of the 3rd and 4th tank brigade, as well as the 93rd mechanized brigade, were lit up there. The latter is one of the most combat-ready formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The actions of the enemy are supported by the 55th artillery brigade. In addition, two battalions of militants of the Right Sector terrorist organization banned in Russia (3rd and 7th) were spotted in this sector
Earlier, units of the 68th Jaeger, 31st Mechanized, as well as the 37th and 35th Naval Infantry Brigades, as well as the defense units operated in the area of Velikaya Novoselka. Now the enemy has pulled reinforcements to this sector and is clearly preparing a shock fist.
The enemy changed tactics. Instead of attacks by light armored vehicles, intense artillery strikes are carried out ahead, which are corrected from the UAV. It is likely that the enemy is planning to break through our defenses in the Staromlynovka area.
The situation is not easy, it is premature to rejoice at the unsuccessful start of the offensive operation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye region in early June, our troops still have a lot of work to do.
We express our gratitude to colleagues from the channel @z_arhiv for a high-quality online map of the front
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❗️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Possible AFU strike in the Valuy direction
The situation at the end of June 16, 2023
In recent days, there has been increased activity of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the Valuysky district of the Belgorod region. To the north of Kupyansk , along the Oskol River, as well as in the vicinity of Bolshoy Burluk , there are forces of the 1st special forces detachment, 3rd brigade and several detachments of the TPO of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
If during the attack on Shebekino , the Ukrainian formations pursued only the goal of PR, stressing the population and pulling the resources of the RF Armed Forces, then the offensive in this area is considered as a springboard for further advance towards the LPR through the Belgorod region.
Ukrainian formations know that large military units of the Russian army are stationed in this area, and it is through Valuyki and Urazovo that one of the main supply routes for the Russian Armed Forces in the Luhansk People's Republic passes.
🔻However, the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the controlled part of the Kharkiv region in the forehead is futile: both Valuyki and Urazovo are located on the left bank of the Oskol River, and the main defense is built along the river.
Against the background of information about the strengthening of the AFU grouping in the Kupyansky sector, a simultaneous attack in the Valuysky direction and from the Kupyansk - Kamenka sector with the crossing of Oskol is much more likely.
Thus, the Armed Forces of Ukraine can try to realize the long-standing plan of a breakthrough to the Troitskoye - Nizhnyaya Duvanka - Svatovo line, which was considered last fall, but then the RF Armed Forces were able to hold the defense along the Oskol River, and the 14th and 92nd Ombre of the Armed Forces of Ukraine suffered huge losses.
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