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🇷🇺🇺🇦Briefing by the Russian Defence Ministry
▫️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue a special military operation in Ukraine.
💥During the day, 15 enemy targets were hit by high-precision air-launched missiles. Among them:
▫️near Barvenkovo, Rubezhnoye, Popasnaya, Novozvanovka, Krasnoarmeysk, Selidovo, Novobakhmutovka, 6 areas of concentration of Ukrainian military equipment and 7 strong points of Ukrainian troops were destroyed.
▫️As a result of the strikes, more than 320 Ukrainian servicemen were killed and wounded, 23 armored vehicles and 7 vehicles for various purposes were destroyed.
✈️💥Operational-tactical aviation destroyed 67 areas of concentration of personnel and Ukrainian military equipment during the day.
💥Missile troops hit 317 military facilities, including: 274 strong points and areas of concentration of enemy manpower, 24 control points and 2 field fuel storage facilities of Ukrainian troops.
💥Russian air defence means in Odessa area shot down 1 Ukrainian military transport plane in the air, delivering a large batch of weapons supplied to Ukraine by Western countries. 2 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down over Lozovaya and Veselaya.
📊In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 134 aircraft, 460 unmanned aerial vehicles, 246 anti-aircraft missile systems, 2,269 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 252 multiple rocket launchers, 987 field artillery and mortars, as well as 2,158 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed.
❗️The entire city territory of Mariupol has been completely cleared of militants of the Nazi formation "Azov", foreign mercenaries and Ukrainian troops. The remnants of the Ukrainian group are currently completely blocked on the territory of the Azovstal metallurgical plant. Their only chance to save their lives is to voluntarily lay down their arms and surrender.
▫️Let me remind you that in Mariupol at the time of its encirclement on March 11 there were: the 36th separate marine brigade, the 109th territorial defence brigade, the 503rd separate marine battalion, a company of the 53rd separate mechanized brigade, units of the 17th anti-tank brigade, Nazi formations "Azov", "Aidar", "Right Sector", police and state border service units, as well as foreign mercenaries.
▫️The total number of this group was about 8,100 people.
▫️During the liberation of Mariupol, 1,464 Ukrainian servicemen have already surrendered. The number of surrenders is increasing daily. Including those who escaped from the territory of Azovstal.
▫️According to their testimonies, the total number of Ukrainian servicemen, Nazis and foreign mercenaries who took refuge on Azovstal does not exceed 2,500 people. Thus, on April 16, in Mariupol alone, the losses of the Ukrainian group amounted to more than 4,000 people. Therefore, Zelensky's recent statements to the Western media that the irreplaceable losses of the Ukrainian military during the operation allegedly amount to 2,500-3,000 are a common lie for him.
▫️The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation has reliable data on the true losses of the Ukrainian army, national guard and joined foreign mercenaries, which Zelensky is afraid to tell the people of Ukraine. As of today, the irreplaceable losses amount to 23,367 people.
▫️We will soon publish some data from Ukrainian documents about losses, revealing the place of death of the burial place of the dead.
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▫️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue a special military operation in Ukraine.
💥During the day, 15 enemy targets were hit by high-precision air-launched missiles. Among them:
▫️near Barvenkovo, Rubezhnoye, Popasnaya, Novozvanovka, Krasnoarmeysk, Selidovo, Novobakhmutovka, 6 areas of concentration of Ukrainian military equipment and 7 strong points of Ukrainian troops were destroyed.
▫️As a result of the strikes, more than 320 Ukrainian servicemen were killed and wounded, 23 armored vehicles and 7 vehicles for various purposes were destroyed.
✈️💥Operational-tactical aviation destroyed 67 areas of concentration of personnel and Ukrainian military equipment during the day.
💥Missile troops hit 317 military facilities, including: 274 strong points and areas of concentration of enemy manpower, 24 control points and 2 field fuel storage facilities of Ukrainian troops.
💥Russian air defence means in Odessa area shot down 1 Ukrainian military transport plane in the air, delivering a large batch of weapons supplied to Ukraine by Western countries. 2 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down over Lozovaya and Veselaya.
📊In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 134 aircraft, 460 unmanned aerial vehicles, 246 anti-aircraft missile systems, 2,269 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 252 multiple rocket launchers, 987 field artillery and mortars, as well as 2,158 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed.
❗️The entire city territory of Mariupol has been completely cleared of militants of the Nazi formation "Azov", foreign mercenaries and Ukrainian troops. The remnants of the Ukrainian group are currently completely blocked on the territory of the Azovstal metallurgical plant. Their only chance to save their lives is to voluntarily lay down their arms and surrender.
▫️Let me remind you that in Mariupol at the time of its encirclement on March 11 there were: the 36th separate marine brigade, the 109th territorial defence brigade, the 503rd separate marine battalion, a company of the 53rd separate mechanized brigade, units of the 17th anti-tank brigade, Nazi formations "Azov", "Aidar", "Right Sector", police and state border service units, as well as foreign mercenaries.
▫️The total number of this group was about 8,100 people.
▫️During the liberation of Mariupol, 1,464 Ukrainian servicemen have already surrendered. The number of surrenders is increasing daily. Including those who escaped from the territory of Azovstal.
▫️According to their testimonies, the total number of Ukrainian servicemen, Nazis and foreign mercenaries who took refuge on Azovstal does not exceed 2,500 people. Thus, on April 16, in Mariupol alone, the losses of the Ukrainian group amounted to more than 4,000 people. Therefore, Zelensky's recent statements to the Western media that the irreplaceable losses of the Ukrainian military during the operation allegedly amount to 2,500-3,000 are a common lie for him.
▫️The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation has reliable data on the true losses of the Ukrainian army, national guard and joined foreign mercenaries, which Zelensky is afraid to tell the people of Ukraine. As of today, the irreplaceable losses amount to 23,367 people.
▫️We will soon publish some data from Ukrainian documents about losses, revealing the place of death of the burial place of the dead.
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🇷🇺🇺🇦Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry (Part 2)
▫️During the offensive to liberate Mariupol city, a special operation to free hostages held by Ukrainian Nazis in Turkish mosque was carried out in Primorskiy district on April 16 at the request of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
▫️As a result of the courageous actions of the Russian special operations group, the mosque was released and 29 militants, including foreign mercenaries, were killed.
Hostages, citizens of a CIS country, released and taken to a safe location.
▫️A Ukrainian group encircled and completely blockaded in Mariupol on the territory of the Azovstal plant has been asked to voluntarily lay down arms and surrender in order to save their lives.
▫️However, the Kiev nationalist regime, according to the radio intercept, forbade negotiations on surrender, ordering Azov Nazis to shoot on sight any willing to lay down arms among Ukrainian soldiers and foreign mercenaries.
▫️In total, according to the Ukrainian servicemen who surrendered, up to 400 foreign mercenaries are now encircled on the territory of Azovstal plant as part of the Ukrainian grouping.
▫️Most of them are citizens of European countries as well as Canada. We previously reported that radio conversations between militants in Mariupol were conducted in six foreign languages. In the case of further resistance, they will all be eliminated.
▫️Since the start of the special military operation, the Kiev nationalist regime has brought 6,824 foreign mercenaries from 63 countries to Ukraine.
▫️The largest group came from Poland - 1,717 people. About 1,500 mercenaries came from the US, Canada and also Romania. From the UK and Georgia, each up to 300 people.
▫️193 people arrived from Turkish-controlled areas of the Syrian Arab Republic.
▫️The majority of the mercenaries are now deployed in Ukrainian groups in Kiev, Kharkov, Odessa, Nikolaev and Mariupol. Their deployment in the groups is handled by the "regional coordination headquarters" of the so-called "International Legion of Defence of Ukraine" in Belaya Tserkov city.
▫️As a result of the hostilities, the number of mercenaries has steadily declined and currently stands at 4,877.
▫️Russian Armed Forces have eliminated 1,035 foreign mercenaries in combat operations. Another 912 mercenaries refused to take part in the hostilities and escaped from the country.
❗️Let me remind you that foreign mercenaries do not have the status of "combatants" under International Humanitarian Law. They came to Ukraine to make money by killing Slavs. So the best that can happen to them is criminal liability and long terms of imprisonment.
📌 Part 1
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▫️During the offensive to liberate Mariupol city, a special operation to free hostages held by Ukrainian Nazis in Turkish mosque was carried out in Primorskiy district on April 16 at the request of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
▫️As a result of the courageous actions of the Russian special operations group, the mosque was released and 29 militants, including foreign mercenaries, were killed.
Hostages, citizens of a CIS country, released and taken to a safe location.
▫️A Ukrainian group encircled and completely blockaded in Mariupol on the territory of the Azovstal plant has been asked to voluntarily lay down arms and surrender in order to save their lives.
▫️However, the Kiev nationalist regime, according to the radio intercept, forbade negotiations on surrender, ordering Azov Nazis to shoot on sight any willing to lay down arms among Ukrainian soldiers and foreign mercenaries.
▫️In total, according to the Ukrainian servicemen who surrendered, up to 400 foreign mercenaries are now encircled on the territory of Azovstal plant as part of the Ukrainian grouping.
▫️Most of them are citizens of European countries as well as Canada. We previously reported that radio conversations between militants in Mariupol were conducted in six foreign languages. In the case of further resistance, they will all be eliminated.
▫️Since the start of the special military operation, the Kiev nationalist regime has brought 6,824 foreign mercenaries from 63 countries to Ukraine.
▫️The largest group came from Poland - 1,717 people. About 1,500 mercenaries came from the US, Canada and also Romania. From the UK and Georgia, each up to 300 people.
▫️193 people arrived from Turkish-controlled areas of the Syrian Arab Republic.
▫️The majority of the mercenaries are now deployed in Ukrainian groups in Kiev, Kharkov, Odessa, Nikolaev and Mariupol. Their deployment in the groups is handled by the "regional coordination headquarters" of the so-called "International Legion of Defence of Ukraine" in Belaya Tserkov city.
▫️As a result of the hostilities, the number of mercenaries has steadily declined and currently stands at 4,877.
▫️Russian Armed Forces have eliminated 1,035 foreign mercenaries in combat operations. Another 912 mercenaries refused to take part in the hostilities and escaped from the country.
❗️Let me remind you that foreign mercenaries do not have the status of "combatants" under International Humanitarian Law. They came to Ukraine to make money by killing Slavs. So the best that can happen to them is criminal liability and long terms of imprisonment.
📌 Part 1
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🛠Russian servicemen deployed the restoration and repair point for equipment
▫️The uniqueness of this repair base is that it is not located in the rear of the troops, but practically on the front line.
▫️Due to this, the evacuation leg of equipment for repair and restoration is no more than 15-20 kilometers, which reduces the time of its repair and restoration.
▫️Observing all the principles of camouflage, Russian servicemen can carry out work of any complexity thanks to modern maintenance and repair machines, as well as highly qualified servicemen of repair units.
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▫️The uniqueness of this repair base is that it is not located in the rear of the troops, but practically on the front line.
▫️Due to this, the evacuation leg of equipment for repair and restoration is no more than 15-20 kilometers, which reduces the time of its repair and restoration.
▫️Observing all the principles of camouflage, Russian servicemen can carry out work of any complexity thanks to modern maintenance and repair machines, as well as highly qualified servicemen of repair units.
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🏳️🇺🇦 Appeal of a captured AFU soldier to his former comrades-in-arms: "Stop... Russia and Ukraine are Slavic brothers of the same blood"
◽️ Every day more and more Ukrainian soldiers voluntarily surrender. They declare their unwillingness to fight, blaming the US and their government.
◽️ All of them emphasise the good attitude of the Russian servicemen towards them.
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◽️ Every day more and more Ukrainian soldiers voluntarily surrender. They declare their unwillingness to fight, blaming the US and their government.
◽️ All of them emphasise the good attitude of the Russian servicemen towards them.
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⚡️Ukrainian authorities have reportedly organised on a daily basis mass exports of grain, maize, oil crops and farm animals by road and rail, as well as by ship from the port of Izmail along the Danube to Romania
▫️Some 20 million tonnes have been exported so far.
▫️Foreign weapons and ammunition are brought into Ukraine by a reverse route in exchange for these agricultural products.
▫️All this is taking place against an acute shortage of foodstuffs for the domestic population, as well as a lack of grain crops in most regions of Ukraine for the spring sowing campaign.
📄Full text of the Statement of the Joint Coordination Headquarters for Humanitarian Response
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▫️Some 20 million tonnes have been exported so far.
▫️Foreign weapons and ammunition are brought into Ukraine by a reverse route in exchange for these agricultural products.
▫️All this is taking place against an acute shortage of foodstuffs for the domestic population, as well as a lack of grain crops in most regions of Ukraine for the spring sowing campaign.
📄Full text of the Statement of the Joint Coordination Headquarters for Humanitarian Response
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💬 "...the Azov militants used to come to our bomb shelter and said that they had broken into our apartment and made accusations against us that our houses are pro-Russian..."
▫️ 80 civilians detained by Ukrainian nationalists are rescued from Azovstal plant in Mariupol.
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▫️ 80 civilians detained by Ukrainian nationalists are rescued from Azovstal plant in Mariupol.
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💬 "...We tried how many times, 2-3 times, even by bus...but they kept bringing us back and wouldn't let us out..."
▫️ 80 civilians detained by Ukrainian nationalists are rescued from Azovstal plant in Mariupol.
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▫️ 80 civilians detained by Ukrainian nationalists are rescued from Azovstal plant in Mariupol.
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🏳️🇺🇦 "...I address the Ukrainians: Guys, don't be afraid to surrender. No one will beat you or kill you, as we were told. We are treated like people here..."
▫️One of the AFU fighters who laid down arms described looting by Ukrainian servicemen entrenched in the area of the cottage areas.
💬 "...Your guys took me out of there. They brought me here, let me sit, gave me this jacket so that I would not completely freeze from the wind, I was in a wet sweater..."
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▫️One of the AFU fighters who laid down arms described looting by Ukrainian servicemen entrenched in the area of the cottage areas.
💬 "...Your guys took me out of there. They brought me here, let me sit, gave me this jacket so that I would not completely freeze from the wind, I was in a wet sweater..."
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"...Military assistance to Ukraine from the United States is very overestimated."
🏳️🇺🇦Another AFU serviceman who laid down his arms spoke about the poor quality of weapons supplied by the West.
"Greatly praised ATGMs and grenade launchers, those Javelins and NLAWs, which were advertised a lot, proved to be not so effective in practice. We suffered from misfires constantly, only one of the four launches was successful. Often the projectiles did not explode on contact, or they exploded before reaching the target. Most ATGMs had expired batteries. The long past expiration dates were printed on many batches."
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🏳️🇺🇦Another AFU serviceman who laid down his arms spoke about the poor quality of weapons supplied by the West.
"Greatly praised ATGMs and grenade launchers, those Javelins and NLAWs, which were advertised a lot, proved to be not so effective in practice. We suffered from misfires constantly, only one of the four launches was successful. Often the projectiles did not explode on contact, or they exploded before reaching the target. Most ATGMs had expired batteries. The long past expiration dates were printed on many batches."
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