🔥 Our artillery strikes and clearing of enemy positions on the edge of the nursery near Bohdanivka. The date of the shooting is unknown, so there are few conclusions about the combat contact line

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Situation on the frontlines as of March 17, 2023

▶️ On the Belarusian and Siverskyi direction — no changes.

▶️ On the Svatove direction — localized fighting is taking place in the area from Ploschanka to the south of Dibrova.

▶️ On the Bakhmut direction — no major changes have been recorded. In Bakhmut, the enemy is traditionally pressing from three sides, with partial success from the south. The enemy is trying to approach Ivanivske to start a battle in the settlement itself, but is having no success. Katsaps are pressing towards Bohdanivka, Hryhorivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka and Pryvillia: the fighting continues. The number of enemy assaults near Spirne and Verkhnekamianske has been increasing for at least the last week.

▶️ On the Avdiivka direction — fighting continues between Avdiivka and Maryinka, but no changes have been recorded.

▶️ On the Zaporizhzhia direction — unchanged, our artillery is working as usual.

▶️ On the Tavria direction — no changes.

🗂 Analytical note. The enemy is not only trying to create conditions for the encirclement of Bakhmut, but also to improve its tactical position for further battles for Siversk, Sloviansk and Kramatorsk. Soledar has essentially become a hub for this purpose. New militant groups are arriving in the city to continue their offensive on the positions of the Defense Forces. The enemy understands what forces are now involved in Bakhmut, so in order not to waste time, it is accumulating offensive potential in other places, and no matter how sad it is, this tactic works.

🕯 In memory of a friend "Lithuanian" from the 14th Mechanized Brigade.

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🇹🇷🇫🇮Turkiye to ratify Finland's NATO membership by the end of May

💭«We have decided to initiate the ratification of Finland's accession to NATO in our parliament <...> We have seen that Finland has taken real and concrete steps,» Erdogan said during a press conference with Finnish President Sauli Niinistö.

🗣Niinistö said he welcomed the decision and called it "very important" for Finland. He added that it is important that neighboring Sweden also joins the alliance.

🇭🇺In addition to Turkiye, the Hungarian parliament will also vote for ratification on March 27th.

🤷‍♂️Regarding Sweden, Erdogan said that accession talks are ongoing in accordance with the principles of the alliance and taking into account Ankara's position on terrorism. The leader of Hungary's ruling party, Máté Kocsis, said that "the parliamentary group will decide on the issue of Sweden later."

⚡️ Donald Trump said he could be arrested on Tuesday, March 21, in a case filed by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office

❔This may be due to the investigation launched by the New York prosecutor into the cover-up of money paid to women who disclosed sexual encounters with Trump. (The Manhattan District Attorney's office earlier this year began presenting evidence to a grand jury investigating a $130,000 payment made by Michael Cohen, Trump's former personal lawyer, to porn star Stormy Daniels at the end of Trump's 2016 election campaign.)

👀He may also be charged with "inciting the storming of the Capitol". And many, many more things.

📢Grandfather Donald is already calling on his supporters to protest.

🚑Lately, this grandfather has not been well in the head, and for his statements and opinions about our country and the war started by the russians, it is better to send him to a mental hospital, because he has not been taking pills for a long time.

😏We are watching, the election campaign is starting...

👤 Fighting in Bakhmut on Mariupolska Street, enemy continues to press from the south of the city

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Situation on the frontlines as of March 18, 2023

▶️ On the Belarusian and Siverskyi direction — no changes.

▶️ On the Svatove direction — localized fighting is taking place in the area from Ploschanka to the south of Dibrova. The enemy is trying to improve its tactical position in Hryanykivka.

▶️ On the Bakhmut direction — enemy attempts to advance near Spirne and Rozdolivka continue, no advances have been recorded. The katsaps are pressing towards Hryhorivka, and are also attacking Bohdanivka and Khromove: the fighting continues. From time to time our forces manage to push back the enemy. However, the situation is still difficult. In the city of Bakhmut, the enemy is pressing from the same three sides to get as close to the city center as possible.

▶️ On the Avdiivka direction — fighting continues from Avdiivka to Maryinka. The combat contact line near Krasnohorivka was updated. No changes were recorded in other areas.

▶️ On the Zaporizhzhia direction — no changes.

▶️ On the Tavria direction — no changes.

🗂 Analytical note. There are minor changes in the area of Bakhmut, enemy attacks are stable, and the situation in the area is consistently difficult. Update in Krasnohorivka, the enemy will build up its forces around the Avdiivka salient. The leader of the "dpr" terrorists, Penis Dushylin, has long dreamed of moving the front line away from the outskirts of Donetsk so that he could go to the " separ" café without worrying about being found by artillery. That is why Avdiivka, or rather an attempt to surround it, will be the number 2 target along the entire contact line.

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⚓ 35th Separate Marine Brigade defeats an enemy column that had entered the northern bank of Vodyane

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🇩🇪Germany's Minister Of Justice Marco Buschmann stated the country is ready to arrest putin if he decides to arrive there

🫡Buschmann expects the ICC to operatively contact InterPol and the member countries to ask their representatives to comply with the warrant requirements

💭"I expect the ICC to contact InterPol and member countries and ask them to ensure the warrant execution" - Buschmann stated

🤝Earlier, chancellor Olaf Sholz approved the decision during his visit to Japan

💭"International Criminal Court is an appropriate institution for investigating war crimes....The thing is, no one is above law, and its something that is becoming clear right now" — Sholz stated.

🐵As a reminder, the International Court in Hague had issued an arrest warrant for putin

✈️ A video of a clash between a Ukrainian Bayraktar drone and a russian fighter jet(presumably, Su-27) over the Black Sea has surfaced online

⛳️ The fighter jet tried to take the UAV down using the same tactic utilized when downing an MQ-9 Reaper drone recently. But the drone pilot managed to keep the bird in the air (at least by the time of the video being filmed)

🤔Its possible that the fighter jet pilot couldn't recognize the UAV type and determine who it belongs to, which stopped him from using the rockets to avoid international conflict. All on all, it is an interesting episode that can be used as an additional advertisement of the "Baykar" corporation, while also providing an answer to those who wonder where are all the Bayraktar drones: they are working, albeit not publicly, within their capability limits.

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🇵🇱"We will be forced to enter into a conflict" - Jan Emerick Rosciszewski

🎥On Saturday, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Poland to France Jan Emerik Rosciuszewski was a guest of the French news television LCI, where he expressed an interesting opinion on Poland's participation in the russian-Ukrainian war:

💭"Therefore, either Ukraine will defend its independence today, or if it does not, we will be forced to get involved in this conflict, because our highest values, which are the basis of our civilization, are under threat, so we will have no choice", — Roscishevsky said, commenting on the government's decision to transfer the MiG-29 to Ukraine.

💭"It's not NATO, not Poland, not France, not Slovakia that is increasing tensions. russia has attacked Ukraine, russia is invading, killing people, kidnapping Ukrainian children", — the Polish ambassador emphasized.

❔These words were later clarified by the deputy head of Polish diplomacy, Paweł Jablonski. The deputy minister "admitted that he had heard only some sentences from the Polish diplomat's statements" and "he would have to read the entire context of the conversation." At the same time, he noted that Poland could always become the target of muscovy's aggressive tendencies.

💭"But if we are a country that is on russia's list of targets, maybe not at the top, but somewhere very high, then it is obvious that such a threat exists. If russia had such an opportunity, it would attack other countries. And it's not about wanting to go to war, it's just that we could become a victim of an attack. And I think this is what the ambassador meant", — Jablonski said.

🔥 The 66th Mechanized Brigade is hitting the katsap group southwest of Ploschanka. The location was previously considered a gray area

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🔥 The Skala unit fried the f***ers near the pond in the north-east of Bohdanivka. Judging by the situation, the windbreak, which is already followed by the village itself, is not under our control

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🔥 One of the videos from our fighters shows an RPG attack on a building near School #2 in Bakhmut

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🕷 The "Adam" Joint Tactical Group units continue to eliminate trench rats that are crawling across the fields from Klishchiyivka

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🔥 The water utility was hit north of Bakhmut. Katsaps were just leaving the building and some part of the column, unfortunately, managed to move to a safe distance

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Situation on the frontlines as of March 19, 2023

▶️ On the Belarusian and Siverskyi direction — no changes.

▶️ On the Svatove direction — localized fighting is taking place in the area from the Ploschanka district to the south of Dibrova. The katsaps are particularly active near Hryanykivka, Masiutivka and Dibrova.

▶️ On the Bakhmut direction — enemy attacks from Dubove-Vasylivka in the direction of the Kraine tract. The enemy failed to gain a foothold at the height of 224.0. Katsaps expanded their control zone near Zaliznyanske. In Bakhmut itself and near Ivanivske, the situation was clarified based on visual confirmation. Insignificant enemy advance near Bohdanivka.

▶️ On the Avdiivka direction — fighting continues from Avdiivka to Maryinka. No changes were recorded.

▶️ On the Zaporizhzhia direction — no changes. Numerous strikes on the enemy by our artillery were recorded.

▶️ On the Tavria direction — no changes.

🗂 Analytical note. Despite the fact that the situation in Bakhmut is not improving, the garrison manages to hold the main part of the city and prevent the flanks from breaking through to the rear of our positions. Judging by the dynamics of the last few days, in the short term, the main task of the wagner militants will be to gain access to the SD-D canal near Novomarkove.

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🚀EU ministers agree to transfer 1 million 155 mm artillery rounds to Ukraine within a year

💬"Today we all say together that we will give Ukraine 1 million rounds of ammunition. Now we will find a solution. It will be stockpiles of EU member states or purchases at the expense of the European Peace Fund. There are different options for this. I am confident that the people who are responsible for the technical details will finalize everything," Hanno Pevkur said during a conversation with journalists.

🇰🇷The involvement of third countries, including South Korea, is not ruled out to cover Ukraine's needs.

🤝Earlier, the EU countries agreed to accelerate and increase the production of artillery ammunition at their own defense enterprises.

🏭In particular, 15 companies have been identified that can produce artillery shells of NATO 155 mm caliber, and another 5 - of Soviet 152 mm caliber. The list of companies may be expanded, as the search for companies continues.

🚀Strike on enemy infantry in a windbreak north of Bakhmut

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