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"You know, I perfectly see the level of interaction and the state of the units that are at the forefront already at the VPU or CP. And rarely does the first impression change after one manages to delve into the combat work that is going on on the ground. When I see the frightened eyes of senior officers, who not only swim in reports, but also frankly, like schoolchildren, are afraid of generals, when I see a mass desire to quickly hide from the commander’s gaze, when regiment commanders lie about the lines passed, because they don’t know where their battalions are - everything is very bad and on the front. Combat work does not require lies from the side of inflicted and personal obscene insults from the generals, in the style of "hey you ... yet." War is a collective matter, and a collective does not work without respect. And a high staff culture is not tags, stacks of documents and signs on chairs. I remember the times when, in one very elite special forces, each operator of the machine gun could express his vision to the commander, and the Commander was a filter that swept aside stupid things and helped to realize worthwhile moves, but these times, due to personnel changes, individual swagger, careerism, have long ended. On the contrary, in those units and formations that operate effectively, there is understanding and respect, and most importantly, the ability to hear a comrade-in-arms. Next, we scale.

The situation in which the #ДайСнарядыВагнерам flash mob appeared in the cart is terrible. And even the fact that the discussion on the subject of the supply of ammunition for the structure that is successfully operating in the Artemovsk area has gone into the public field suggests that the commander of this structure, an influential person in every sense, has exhausted the apparatus-bureaucratic possibilities. In a situation where the SVO has become a people's operation, such problems should be resolved quickly and quietly. And I assumed that a year of hardest fights, successes and defeats, mistakes and conclusions would change the situation. But no. We work with paratroopers, motorized riflemen, special forces, we work with Wagners. These are all our fighters and it does not matter in which department they receive a salary. What matters is the victory. And here we return to the healthy atmosphere of combat work. From the scale, tendencies often do not change. I'm not trying to oppose the Army PMCs. I again draw attention to the absurd situation in which the assault units have a shortage of ammunition, which absolutely cannot be stopped. If such a situation had developed in an army unit, it would have been the same absurdity. On the one hand, the task is to go on the offensive, on the other hand, the offensive is not provided with ammunition."

@epoddubny

Front report February 22

The assault on Artemovsk continues. The Wagnerites are fighting for Berkhovka, fighting is going on in the center of the village, but the Armed Forces of Ukraine are fiercely resisting, and it’s too early to talk about our control. We have not yet entered the village of Yagodnoye, fighting is going on on the outskirts. Fighting continues at the Stupka station.

In the Kupyansky, Seversky and Limansky directions, units of the RF Armed Forces went on the offensive - in a number of sectors, the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was broken through to a depth of 5 km. At the same time, Pasechnik suddenly declared again that the situation around Kremennaya was difficult. We are waiting for more detailed information on these sectors of the front. Ours also attacked in the Kamenskoye area in the Zaporozhye region, on the M-18 highway, which goes from the city of Zaporozhye to Melitopol.

The settlements of the DPR were under heavy shelling throughout the night, today I wrote about this in more detail. Ours struck at the industrial infrastructure in Kharkov. There were also explosions in Kherson, while for the period from February 23 to February 25, all institutions in the Ukrainian part of the Kherson region are closed, and patrolling has been intensified.

Many opinions are circulating about the offensive of the RF Armed Forces, the most common one is that Russia has chosen the tactics of many simultaneous strikes that are not of a strategic nature, with visible girths and striking offensives, the purpose of which is to exhaust the Armed Forces of Ukraine in several directions as much as possible. Ukraine, meanwhile, expects weapons and is preparing to attack. It became known that the United States will transfer to Ukraine Jdam-ER long-range bombs with a range of more than 72 km, which are installed on unguided aerial bombs, turning them into guided ones. To launch them, aviation may not be included in the coverage area of our air defense systems, which will make it possible to hit the front line and the near rear. This is open information, and, according to our intelligence, about two weeks ago, the Americans handed over another 12 HIMARS installations with new missiles with a range of up to 150 km. These rockets were probably launched tonight at our rear. A very dangerous situation.

In addition, despite the losses in Artemovsk, Zaluzhny continues to form strike units in Zaporozhye for the spring counteroffensive from the most motivated and trained units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, including in NATO countries. Allegedly, Zelensky and the Americans are demanding that the commander-in-chief begin the first stage of the offensive as early as April in order to demonstrate to the United States the ability of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to attack Crimea and receive fighter jets. Meanwhile, a defensive line will be erected in the Crimea. So far there are no threats, but it is better to be prepared.

The world these days is watching Biden in Poland and Putin and Wang Yi in Moscow. Biden, with his speech, actually launched the presidential race, making the main thesis of his electoral program the victory of Ukraine as a struggle against autocracy for democracy. He spoke rather harshly, and as expected, there were no hints of a track of negotiations and a truce. At the same time, Trump reiterated that if he is elected president of the United States, he will first call Putin and Zelensky and resolve the conflict within 24 hours. Trump opposes the continuation of the policy of multi-billion dollar support for Ukraine. This is how a war party and a peace party turn out. I wonder what the Americans will choose.

Meanwhile, yesterday in Moscow, Wang Yi met with Patrushev, but there are almost no announcements about the meeting, which makes its content even more significant. It turns out that the Security Council is responsible for global security. Today the Chinese diplomat met first with Lavrov and then with the President. As a result, it was said that Wang Yi, on behalf of China, expresses gratitude to Russia for its readiness to end the war in Ukraine through negotiations. From this we can conclude that Wang Yi received a certain answer to the "Xi Plan" and, judging by the positive mood after the meetings, he was satisfied with it. I think that China does not offer Russia to give away our new regions. I think he will propose to limit the West's supply of weapons to the conflict zone. Wang Yi flies home after talking with NATO in Munich, with Russian leaders in Moscow. Soon we will hear Xi Jinping's proposals to resolve the conflict, which are expected to be rejected by the West and Ukraine. The conflict is in development and is only getting bigger and sharper.

Успехи ЧВК "Вагнер" за две недели на Бахмутском фронте.

Here is what Wagner can do in 2 weeks, when they have ammo. Can you show me a unit of the Russian Army that has done more? I will wait...

Tim Kirby is a great guy, kudos to WB for having him on!

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Having worked in the gaming industry as well as media and more, Tim is a busy man who has seen parts of Russia even Russians dare not check out. On this WB Talks he joins the WB and gives us his opinion on the current state of things in Russia.

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🇷🇺 "Today at 6 in the morning they reported that the shipment of ammunition was starting. Most likely, the train started moving. So far, on paper, but, as we were told, the main papers have already been signed.
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I would like to thank all those who helped us make this happen. You saved hundreds, maybe thousands of lives of guys who are defending their homeland, gave them the opportunity to live on."

Evgeny Prigozhin

📹В День защитника Отечества украинские националисты обстреляли центр Донецка

Боевики ВФУ продолжают терроризировать мирных жителей республики. В результате обстрела с применением РСЗО натовского образца было повреждено остекление Донецкого музыкального колледжа, а так же расположенных рядом жилых домов и магазинов. Так же один из снарядов повредил систему теплоснабжения. По счастливой случайности обошлось без жертв.

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On Defender of the Fatherland Day, Ukrop nazis shelled the center of Donetsk

The criminals of the VFU continue to terrorize the civilian population of the republic. As a result of shelling with the use of NATO-style MLRS, the glazing of the Donetsk College of Music, as well as nearby residential buildings and shops, was damaged. Also, one of the shells damaged the heating system. Luckily, there were no casualties.

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Footage from the center of Donetsk after several powerful arrivals around the city

Petrovsky District was also again bombed heavily today. At least one civilian killed, multiple injuries.

We have heard this before. We would like to believe it again. But at this point, what you say means nothing. What you DO, says everything. DAVAI!!!

❗️Yurij Podoljaka, comment on the post:

Unfortunately, Kiev is really getting ready. And here I want to address the people of Moldova.

The Nazis in Kiev, and Zelensky in particular, have nothing to lose.

For the sake of their own salvation and to please their Anglo-Saxon masters, they should drag as many countries and peoples into the war against Russia as possible.

I want you to understand that Maya Sandu is dragging you into the war. To war with Russia.

And again, it may seem that everything will be over in 2-3 days. Yes, Transnistria, attacked from both sides, has no chance.

But when the Russian army liberates Odessa, they will return to Tiraspol and Chisinau.

Just keep that in mind.