Daily Report from the Ukraine Field for 2023-03-05
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❗️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Battle for Bakhmut
situation by the end of March 4, 2023
🔻 Fierce fighting continues in Bakhmut and its environs. Assault detachments of PMC "Wagner" push through the defense of the Ukrainian group.
▪️Over the past day, control has been established over 20 strongholds of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in various areas. The "Wagnerites" advanced in the directions to Bogdanovka, Khromovo, in the areas of Ilyinovka, Sobachevka and Budenovka in Bakhmut.
▪️Since yesterday, the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Bakhmut began a partial withdrawal of forces from the city along the country roads between Khromovo and Krasny - the road from Khromovo to Chasov Yar is under the full fire control of Russian units.
▪️ At night, when trying to withdraw from Krasnoye, two groups from various formations were destroyed, including 24, 54, 110 Smbre, 81 Sambr DShV and 113 abr troop of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Losses amounted to 26 killed and 64 wounded.
▪️Now the Ukrainian command of the forces of the 93rd mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, with the support of the SOF detachments of Ukraine, on the sections of the routes to Chasy Yar and Konstantinovka, is conducting counterattacks to contain the Wagnerites and gain time.
🔻The Armed Forces of Ukraine are withdrawing forces from the central and western regions of Bakhmut. At the moment, the most combat-ready formations are withdrawing from the combat zone.
At the same time, while individual units are resisting and conducting sorties, creating a corridor for the withdrawal of troops under the blows of artillery and aircraft of the Russian troops.
These efforts are only intended to buy time and delay the Russian units as much as possible. The battle for Bakhmut is close to its end.
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❗️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Chronicle of a special military operation
for March 4-5, 2023
🔻Republic of Crimea
▪️Ukrainian troops attempted to attack the military airfield in Gvardeisky, presumably with the help of a drone.
Air defense systems shot down the target in the area of the local garden partnership, without causing significant damage.
🔻 Border areas:
▪️Ukrainian formations shelled the villages of Volfino and Krasnooktyabrsky in the Kursk region. As a result of the strike, there are problems with power supply in the settlements. There are no casualties among the population.
▪️In the Belgorod region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine shelled the villages of Butyrki and Shchetinovka, damaging a school, an agricultural enterprise building, as well as a power line. Civilian casualties were avoided.
🔻Soledar direction:
▪️Assault detachments of PMC "Wagner" break into enemy defenses on the outskirts of Bogdanovka and Khromovo, as well as in the areas of Ilyinovka, Sobachevka and Budenovka in Bakhmut. As a result of the fighting, about two dozen enemy strongholds were captured.
▪️At the same time, Ukrainian formations began to leave the city towards Chasy Yar through country roads between Krasnoe and Khromovo.
Two consolidated groups that tried to get out through Krasnoe were destroyed by the fighters of the Wagner PMC when they tried to retreat. In total, up to 30 Ukrainian soldiers were killed and more than 60 wounded.
At the same time, individual units continue to hold the defense, buying time for units leaving the city.
🔻Luhansk People's Republic:
▪️In Lisichansk, as a result of an artillery attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on a water supply point, one man was killed and seven more were injured.
▪️The enemy launched a massive strike from the HIMARS MLRS on Yuryevka, Bely and Bely-1, damaging more than 20 houses and adjoining structures. Two men were killed and another was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
▪️A woman was wounded by shelling in Svatovo.
🔻Donetsk direction:
▪️Four people were injured by a Ukrainian drone strike in Staromikhailivka. In Donetsk, a boy received a mine-explosive injury from an anti-personnel mine explosion.
▪️More than ten houses and several industrial facilities were damaged in Gorlovka, two people died from shelling.
🔻 Southern Front. Kherson direction:
Mutual exchanges of blows continue along the entire line of contact: Russian troops hit enemy concentrations in Kherson, Ivanovka, Antonovka and Ochakovo.
In turn, the enemy fired on the left bank of the Kherson region: residential buildings in Cairo, Hola Pristan and Tavriysk were damaged. In Novaya Kakhovka, one person died from an artillery strike, two more were taken to intensive care.
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Strelkov:
Some bloggers are already drawing "arrows" of blows that will be inflicted after the capture of Bakhmut.
However, I do not share such optimistic forecasts at all. By the time "Wagner finishes at Bakhmut after more than 2 months of continuous assaults, it will have a long "catch your breath" moment.
Even if it is just replaced at the front by army units. And the enemy, once again "exchanged territory for time" (which, I am sure, was the plan of the commander-in-chief of the AFU), "will make its move".
However, he will do so, probably after the mud season is over. And-accordingly - we should prepare to repel their attack, and not continue to destroy the remnants of assault infantry at Chasov Yar, Avdeevka or Marinka.
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Our friend Zornkrieger gives his thoughts:
I agree here with Strelkov.
I think there is definitely a strategy to Ukrainian thinking, they rely exclusively on western support, getting at least the public promise of tanks was a huge step and now fighter jets. They were buying time, but not against the Russians but for western support. Russians as we’ve seen don’t have what appears to be near or medium term timelines to accomplish objectives. I mean I’m sure they have timelines but they aren’t going to push them past a limit.
We might see them push for Seversk, Chasov Yar, and Toretsk next which wouldn’t be massive operational offensives by any means once Bakhmut is secured. But I don’t see some major push towards Slavyansk and Kramatorsk in the near future. They have to build and bring up supply lines to Bakhmut which will take time.
Bakhmut is a central hub of the Donbas industrial region. Once supplies can be safely and efficiently moved there, along with troop rotations, they can branch off from there.
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❗️🤑 The Guardian: American lobbyists for Ukraine receive millions from Pentagon contractors
🇺🇸Some of Washington's most powerful lobbyists provide their services to Ukraine for free, but at the same time they receive millions in royalties from Pentagon contractors who benefit from the country's conflict with Russia. After Vladimir Putin's decision to launch a special operation in Ukraine, which was condemned by the entire international community, it would seem that all industries of America provided support to Kyiv. But perhaps one of the most important industries that came to the aid of Ukraine was Washington's powerful lobbying industry.
The conflict has forced some of the biggest players to do the unthinkable - to lobby for free. While some may have altruistic reasons for representing Ukraine on a pro bono basis, some lobbying firms also have financial incentives to help Ukraine. They have made millions lobbying for arms manufacturers who can profit from armed conflict.
Under the US Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), representatives of foreign principals who engage in political activities must disclose information about their work. From here it became known that before the start of the military conflict, the interests of Kyiv in Washington on a disinterested basis were represented by 11 companies. Since the start of the special operation, the number of such lobbyists has more than doubled to 25 firms.
🇺🇦Many of these new "civil activists" representing the interests of Ukraine are seeking increased US military support for the Ukrainian armed forces. An employee of one of these companies said that they intend to "lobby members of the US government to increase the spending of the US Department of Defense on contracts related to the supply of military assistance to Kiev, which will help his army succeed in the fight against Russia."
⚔️Many US lobbying companies really provide services to promote the interests of Ukraine in the field of arms supplies for free, allegedly as a sign of solidarity with the Ukrainian people. But at the same time they receive millions of dollars in income from defense enterprises for new contracts from the Pentagon.
- Hogan Lovells is a lobbying and communications firm.
- BGR Government Affairs - lobbying and communications firm.
- Mercury Public Affairs is a consulting company in the field of lobbying, public relations and political strategy.
- Navigators Global - describes itself as a "government relations and strategic communications company".
- Ogilvy Group is a large advertising and public relations agency.
💲As the conflict in Ukraine enters its second year, US defense spending continues to rise. Arms and defense contractors received almost half - $400 billion - of the $858 billion defense budget for 2023.
“There is a high demand for weapons to transfer to Ukraine and replenish dwindling U.S. stockpiles … contractors are getting billions of dollars in Ukraine-related contracts,” said Julia Gledhill, who investigates defense spending at Project On Government Oversight.
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( https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/01/ukraine-lobbyists-washington-defense-industry )
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‼️The attack on Kupyansk: the infantry of the Western Military District attacks, the special forces and artillery destroy the position and equipment of the enemy
▪️In the Kharkov region, the group of troops "West" continues to attack positions and destroy the Armed Forces of Ukraine. With the support of artillery and aviation, assault groups knock out the enemy from their positions, moving forward.
▪️There are active battles in the area of Novoselovsky, Gryanikovka, and Dvurechny.
▪️At the end of the week, our troops entrenched themselves in the Sinkovka area, approaching Kupyansk at a distance of 5 km.
▪️The enemy is transferring reserves from freshly mobilized.
▪️ One of the reinforcements was covered near Gryanikovka.
▪️The scouts ( on video ) are actively using ATGMs on enemy armored vehicles.
▪️According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: these days, the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the districts of Kupyansk, n.p. Gryanikovka, Kislovka, Sandy, Starch, Dvurechnaya, Estuary First, Petropavlovka.
▪️According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation: during the attacks of the units of the Western Military District with the support of the Aerospace Forces and artillery, the manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were defeated in the areas of the settlement. Novoselovskoe LPR, Gryanikovka, Timkovka, and Tabaevka of the Kharkov region.
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🇺🇸🇺🇦 About bridgelayers and their role in the upcoming offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The other day, US President Joe Biden signed a decree on the provision of a new military assistance package, which, in addition to additional shells for the HIMARS MLRS and other weapons, included AVLB bridge layers based on M60 tanks .
🔻 What are they for?
Bridgelayers are designed to quickly build metal assault bridges over obstacles (anti-tank ditches, scarps and counterscarps, canals, streams, rivers, ravines) . Usually they are equipped with the same armor protection as the tanks on the basis of which the equipment is made.
The pontoon-bridge equipment is placed on top of the caterpillar chassis. The main task of the crews of such vehicles is to pave the way for the main battle tanks, wheeled military equipment and other vehicles.
The White House for the first time transferred this type of weapon to the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This is due to the planned shipment of Abrams tanks to Ukraine: AVLB will allow heavy "Americans" to cross obstacles.
🔻 How effective are they?
The Ukrainian command is preparing a counterattack on Russian positions. At the moment, new assault and mechanized brigades are being trained at the training grounds.
The transfer of American and German Biber bridgelayers (they began to be delivered last year) will allow them to quickly resolve the issue of the movement of heavy tracked and wheeled armored vehicles both during the attack on Svatovo and Kremennaya , and in the Zaporozhye direction .
The Lugansk region has a rather difficult terrain (rivers, ravines and other obstacles) , and Zaporozhye is pitted with trenches, numerous strongholds and ditches through which Western tanks like Abrams or Leopard will not pass.
So far, none of the previously transferred pontoons have been spotted on the battlefield. But on the eve of the offensive, they should be expected to be transferred to the main strike area.
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