⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ Frontline #Summary for the Morning of 18 March 2023; pub. 09:01⚡️

🔹On the #Donetsk Front, the RF Armed Forces, supported by artillery, carried out an assault in the city limits of #Maryinka.
➖ They also attacked again near #Nevelskoye, where they had temporarily lost their offensive initiative in recent days.
➖ Following artillery strikes, Russian troops once again attempted to break through to #Pervomayskoye from the direction of #Peski and #Vodyanoye. The AFU are holding their positions.
➖ They attacked Ukrainian positions on the southern outskirts of #Avdeyevka from #Opytnoye after massive shelling and airstrikes.
➖ The RF Armed Forces are also seeking to break through the AFU defence in #Kamenka.
➖ Russian artillery hit #Paraskoviyevka (not to be confused with the village of the same name north of #Bakhmut), #Pobeda, #Netaylovo, #Severnoye, #Tonenkoye and #Orlovka.
➖ The last of these settlements was also targeted by aircraft.
➖ The AFU carried out strikes on #Donetsk and #Novobakhmutovka. (Fig. 1)

🔹Southwest of #Bakhmut, the Wagner PMC, supported by artillery, carried out an assault near #Ivanovskoye (#Krasnoye).
➖ The situation in the city (#Bakhmut) itself was the same. In the southern part - on the Ivangrad side, and in the northern part - from #Yagodnoye. There is no serious progress in these directions.
➖ As after the offensive on #Khromovo and #Bogdanovka.
➖ The "orchestrators" achieved success near #Grigorovka, where after artillery strikes they established control over some heights near this settlement.
➖ The Wagner PMCs also attacked near Orekhovo-Vasilyevka with fire support.
➖ Units of the RF Armed Forces attacked near #Spornoye.
➖ Russian troops also attempted to advance towards #Verkhnekamenskoye.
➖ Artillery hit AFU positions in Aleksandro-Shultin, #Predtechin, Chasov Yar, #Novomarkovka, #Vasyukovka, and #Razdolovka.
➖ The Ukrainian army shelled #Zaliznyanskoye. (Fig. 2)

🔹In the #Lugansk Direction, the RF Armed Forces managed to advance in the #Serebryanskoye forestry from the direction of #Kuzmin.
➖ They also attacked towards #Terny and #Makeyevka. (Fig. 3)

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⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ #SMO RECAP; 18 Mar 2023, 13:00 - Ground Battles⚡️

📌 From North to South along the Frontline

🔶#NorthUkraine (MAP):

🔹🇷🇺#Bryansk Region (MAP)

🔹#Kharkov Region (MAP):

🔶#Svatovo Direction ❇️(MAP):

🔹#Kupyansk Sector (MAP):
❇️🇷🇺⚔️➡️ near Gryanikovka; RY, RE
Liman 1
Sinkovka
Kupyansk
Yagodnoye

🔹#Svatovo Section:
❇️⚔️➡️ Makeyevka; WG
17 Mar🇺🇦Rep.🇷🇺⚔️on Makeyevka; WG
16 Mar🇷🇺⚔️➡️ Makeyevka; WG
Plochanka
❇️🇷🇺➡️➡️ betw. Makeyevka & Nevskoye; RY
17 Mar🇺🇦Rep.🇷🇺⚔️on Nevskoye; WG
16 Mar🇷🇺⚔️➡️ Nevskoye; WG
❇️➡️ near Balka Zhuravka; RY

🔹#Liman Sector:
❇️🇷🇺➡️ W of Chervonopopovka; RY, RE
❇️⚔️➡️ Terny; WG
16 Mar⚔️➡️ Terny; WG
17 Mar🇺🇦Rep.🇷🇺⚔️on Yampolovka; WG
16 Mar⚔️➡️ Yampolovka; WG
Zarechnoye
Kremmenaya
Torskoye

🔹#Lisichansk Sector:
❇️➡️ in Serebryanskoye forestry; RY
17 Mar⚔️ in Serebryanskoye forestry; RY
16 Mar➡️ in Serebryanskoye forestry; RY
❇️🇷🇺⚔️near Belogorovka; RY
17 Mar⚔️at Belogorovka; WG
16 Mar🇷🇺⚔️on Belogorovka; WG
❇️🇷🇺⚔️➡️ Verkhnekamenskoye; WG
❇️🇷🇺⚔️on Spornoye; WG
17 Mar🇷🇺⚔️on Spornoye; WG
16 Mar🇷🇺💥Spornoye; WG
Vyemka

🔶#Soledar (#Bakhmut) Direction (MAP):

🔹#Soledar Sector:
Veseloye
❇️🇷🇺💥Razdolovka; WG
17 Mar🇷🇺💥Fedorovka; WG
16 Mar🇷🇺💥Fedorovka; WG
❇️🇷🇺💥Vasyukovka; WG
16 Mar🇷🇺💥Vasyukovka; WG
17 Mar🇷🇺➡️🔄 Zaliznyanskoye; RY
📌15 Mar🇷🇺 took Zaliznyanskoye
Minkovka

🔹#Bakhmut Sector NW:
17 Mar🇷🇺💥Privolye; WG
❇️🇷🇺⚔️at Orekhovo-Vasilyevka; BR, WG
17 Mar🇷🇺➡️ Orekhovo-Vasilyevka; RE, WG
17 Mar🇷🇺➡️ in Orekhovo-Vasilyevka; RY
16 Mar🇷🇺➡️ Orekhovo-Vasilyevka; BR, WG
16 Mar🇷🇺⚔️in Orekhovo-Vasilyevka; RY
📌 09 Mar🇷🇺 took Dubovo-Vasilyevka
❇️🇷🇺➡️ at Grigorovka, RE, WG
❇️⚔️at Bogdanovka; WG
17 Mar⚔️at Bogdanovka; WG, BR
17 Mar🇷🇺➡️ Bogdanovka; RY
16 Mar🇷🇺⚔️at Bogdanovka; BR
❇️🇷🇺⚔️⬇️⬆️ on Khromovo; BR acc. to 🇺🇦
❇️🇷🇺⚔️at Khromovo; BR, RE, WG
17 Mar🇷🇺➡️ Khromovo; RE, WG
16 Mar🇷🇺➡️ at Khromovo; BR, WG
16 Mar🇺🇦⬅️ from Khromovo; RY
Chasov Yar-Artyomovsk🛣

🔹#Bakhmut (MAP):
❇️⚔️in Bakhmut; WG
❇️🇷🇺➡️ in Bakhmut; RE, RY
17 Mar🇷🇺➡️ in Bakhmut; RY, RE. 2M, WG
16 Mar🇷🇺➡️ in Bakhmut; BR, RY, RE, 2M, WG
📌 15 Mar🇷🇺🔥ctrl of 🛣; BR

🔹#Bakhmut Sector SW:
❇️⚔️at Krasnoye; WG
17 Mar🇷🇺⚔️at Krasnoye; RY
16 Mar🇷🇺⚔️at Krasnoye; BR
17 Mar🇷🇺➡️ to Bakhmut-Konstantinovka 🛣✂️Sup; WG
17 Mar⚔️at Bakhmut-Konstantinovka 🛣; RY, RE
📌14 Mar🇷🇺🛣🔥ctrl
Stupochki
Kleshchiyevka

🔹#Toretsk Sector:
❇️🇷🇺➡️ at Kurdyumovka; BR

🔶#Donetsk Direction (MAP):

🔹#Avdeyevka Sector (MAP):
Novobakhmutovka
16 Mar🇷🇺⚔️➡️ Novokalinovoye, WG
17 Mar🇷🇺➡️ W of Krasnogorovka; RY, RE
📌16 Mar🇷🇺 took Krasnogorovka
17 Mar🇷🇺⚔️➡️➡️ Stepnoye; WG
📌08 Mar🇷🇺 took Vesyoloye
❇️🇷🇺⚔️Kamenka; WG
17 Mar🇷🇺⚔️at Kamenka; WG
16 Mar🇷🇺⚔️on Kamenka; WG
❇️🇷🇺⚔️at Avdeyevka S; WG
❇️🇷🇺⚔️N of Avdeyevka; RE
17 Mar🇷🇺⚔️on Avdeyevka; WG

🔹#Peski Sector (MAP):
❇️🇷🇺💥Severnoye; WG
17 Mar🇺🇦Rep.🇷🇺➡️ Severnoye; WG
16 Mar🇷🇺⚔️near Severnoye; WG
16 Mar🇺🇦➡️ from Severnoye, took 1 🇷🇺Pos; RY
❇️🇷🇺⚔️heights near 🇷🇺Vodyanoye, RY
17 Mar🇺🇦Rep.🇷🇺➡️ Pervomayskoye; RE, WG
❇️🇷🇺⚔️on Pervomayskoye; RE
❇️🇺🇦Rep.🇷🇺 at Pervomayskoye; WG
16 Mar🇷🇺⚔️on Pervomayskoye; RE, WG
❇️🇷🇺⚔️near Nevelskoye; WG
17 Mar🇺🇦⚔️from Nevelskoye; WG
Novobakhmutovka

🔶#SouthDonetsk Direction (MAP):

🔹#Maryinka Sector (MAP 1; MAP 2):
Krasnogorovka
❇️🇷🇺⚔️in Maryinka; RE, WG
17 Mar🇷🇺⚔️at Maryinka N; WG
16 Mar🇷🇺💥Maryinka; WG
16 Mar🇷🇺⚔️in Maryinka; RY, RE
❇️🇷🇺💥Pobeda; WG
17 Mar🇷🇺💥 Pobeda; WG
16 Mar🇷🇺⚔️at Pobeda; WG
16 Mar🇷🇺⚔️at Novomikhaylovka; WG

🔹#Ugledar Section (MAP 1; MAP 2):
16 Mar🇷🇺Rep.🇺🇦⚔️at Ugledar; RE

🔶#Zaporozhye Direction (MAP):
📌Mut.💥

🔹#Gulyaypole Section:
17 Mar🇺🇦⚔️at Novozlatopol; RY
16 Mar🇷🇺Rep.🇺🇦⚔️ near Gulyaypole; RE

🔹#Orekhov Section:
17 Mar🇷🇺Rep.🇺🇦⚔️on Vasiliyevka; RY, RE. 2M
16 Mar🇷🇺Rep.🇺🇦⚔️ NW of Pologi; RY, RE, 2M, WG
16 Mar🇷🇺Rep.🇺🇦⚔️ from Novodanilovka; RY, 2M

🔶#Kherson Direction (MAP):
📌 Mutual 💥; SRG⚔️
17 Mar🇷🇺Rep.🇺🇦SRG⚔️near Kherson

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⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦🎯 The Lancet destroyed a Czech RM-70 MLRS⚡️

It is the Vampires that are most often used by Ukrainian armed formations for strikes on #Donetsk. The launcher was detected by UAV crews in #Avdeyevka sector.

🎬 Video: Russian Ministry of Defence

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⚔️🇺🇸🐮💩 Analysis of the Situation in Ukraine by US Milbloggers of "Institute for the Study of War" (ISW):

🤥🇺🇸🇺🇦卐: The constant babbling about Ukrainian children is really shaking my nerves. And now some Nazi court is going crazy. So, the Ukrainian terrorists shoot at Russian-speaking children with Western weapons, which Putin therefore brings to safety, and for his nobility he is declared a war criminal. What a despicable pack. Scum, much more dangerous than the Nazis in the field because they corrupt whole societies with their lies. Crucifixion would be far too mild a punishment for their crimes. 👉🚽

⚠️ Warning! ISW is a troll entity linked to the US regime. The henchmen spread propaganda and disinformation instead of providing a picture of the situation on the front, which is evident from the mostly fruitless frontline information.

💬 The Text is quoted verbatim, including the often horrifying misspelling of localities. The respective source is linked in the footer.

🔻 March 17 Key Takeaways 👻

▪️ Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a state visit to Russia from March 20 to 22 likely to discuss sanctions evasion schemes and Chinese interest in mediating a negotiated settlement to the war in Ukraine.

▪️ Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko confirmed that Belarusian industry is supplying Russia electronic components, potentially supporting previous ISW assessments that Belarus may assist Russia to evade Western sanctions.

▪️ Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic’s rhetoric about Belgrade’s refusal to sanction Russia is softening.

▪️ The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Commissioner on Children’s Rights Maria Lvova-Belova on March 17 for alleged war crimes involving the deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia.

▪️ Russian outlet Nezavisimaya Gazeta reported that it did not submit a press request to Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin concerning a rumored plot by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev against him.

▪️ Russian forces conducted limited ground attacks across the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line.

▪️ Russian forces continued offensive operations in and around Bakhmut.

▪️ Russian forces continued offensive operations along the outskirts of Donetsk City.

▪️ Russian sources claimed that Russian forces repelled Ukrainian forces along the front line in southern Ukraine.

▪️ The Kremlin continues to call up reservists throughout Russia.

▪️ Russian authorities reportedly detained three Ukrainian partisans in occupied Zaporizhia Oblast.

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◾The American Service-Members' Protection Act (ASPA, Title 2 of Pub. L. 107–206 (text) (PDF), H.R. 4775, 116 Stat. 820, enacted August 2, 2002), known informally as the Hague Invasion Act, is a United States federal law described as "a bill to protect United States military personnel and other elected and appointed officials of the United States government against criminal prosecution by an international criminal court to which the United States is not party."[1] The text of the Act has been codified as subchapter II of chapter 81 of title 22, United States Code. Thirty Democrats and 45 Republicans voted to pass the bill. Among those who supported the bill were Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer, and Dianne Feinstein.

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⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ Russian Defence Ministry Report on the Progress of the Special Military Operation (18 March 2023)⚡️

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.

◽️ In Kupyansk direction, artillery of the 'Zapad' Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on the enemy close to Dvurechnaya, Sinkovka, Kotlyarovka (Kharkov region), and Stelmakhovka (Lugansk People's Republic).

💥 Up to 60 Ukrainian troops and three motor vehicles have been neutralised.

◽️ In Krasny Liman direction, Operational-Tactical aviation, artillery, and heavy flamethrower systems of the 'Tsentr' Group of Forces engaged the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) close to Nevskoye, Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic), Yampolovka and Grigorovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

💥 In this direction, the enemy has suffered losses of over 100 Ukrainian troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, and one Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer during the day.

◽️ In Donetsk direction, the 'Yug' Group of Forces, aviation, and artillery have eliminated up to 120 Ukrainian troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, two Uragan MLRS vehicles, and one D-30 howitzer.

◽️ In South Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, Operational-Tactical Aviation and artillery of the 'Vostok' Group of Forces carried out attack against AFU units in the areas of Ugledar (Donetsk People's Republic), Levadnoye, and Orekhov (Zaporozhye region).

💥 In these directions, the enemy has lost up to 50 Ukrainian troops and two pick-up trucks.

◽️ In Kherson direction, over 25 Ukrainian servicemen, four motor vehicles, and two D-30 howitzers have been neutralised by fire.

💥 Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Group of Troops (Forces) of the Russian Armed Forces inflicted fire damage on 89 artillery units on firing positions, manpower, and hardware in 107 areas.

💥 A command post of the 110th Mechanised Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was eliminated close to Tonenkoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

💥 Air defence systems have intercepted 15 HIMARS, Smerch, and Uragan projectiles during the day.

💥 Moreover, nine Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have been shot down Novaya Tarasovka (Kharkov region), Rubezhnoye, Chervonopopovka (Lugansk People's Republic), Staromayorskoye, Vladimirovka, Egorovka, and Valeryanovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

#MoD #Russia #Ukraine #report
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■ Poor Hunter, what a shame! 🤡 Sue them all, Hunter!

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⚡️🇺🇸⛓🧨 Donald Trump says that he will be detained on Tuesday⚡️

📌 The former US president has called for protests if arrested!

💬 According to the politician, he found out thanks to leaks from the prosecutor's office. On social media, Trump urged his supporters to protest if the arrest takes place. On what charges he would be charged, he did not say.

Trump also said he had committed no crimes and the case drawn up against him was based on "old and repeatedly disproven fairy tales". Trump has previously called on US authorities to stop funding the conflict in #Ukraine.

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👉👉👉 Ukrainian 46th Brigade

Information from colleagues in the area of Bakhmut:
"The faggots are acting in a rolling fashion. They have weakened in one place and added to it in another, maneuvering their reserves. In the city, the pressure has really eased, it's hard, but bearable. At the same time, they weakened in the city and added to it near Hryhorivka, Bohdanivka and Khromove. They weakened there and added more near Orikhove-Vasylivka. That is why there is such contradictory information. Some people think the pressure has eased, others think it has increased. The tactics are the same - pressure on the settlements while creating a threat on the flanks. Now the direction of their operational efforts is the Siverskyi Donets-Donbas canal."

⚔️🇬🇧🐮💩 The British Unintelligence has the Floor🔺

🤓🇺🇦卐🇬🇧: Again, not the promised update on Ukraine. Instead, stories from Russia. 👉🚽

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⚡️🐻🌙 🛌 Good Night (or Whatever)⚡️

🚨 Finally, no fun tonight, but the 100th birthday message of a Russian veteran.👇 Juan subtitled this video recently. Here is the direct link to his 👉 Channel. Enjoy it! 👀

🍕On Pizza, I must confess that I am now addicted to deep-fried pizza. Therefore, after feeding the cats, I prepare a new dough for tomorrow. Oily is healthy because it makes the vitamins work, if I remember right. 😺

📌 RECAP is up to date again, see pinned post.👆In my opinion the point of view of the 46th Ukrop Brigade we posted earlier is more or less correct. Wagner is outnumbered, so the attack focus always changes to outmanoeuvre the Ukrop.

🗓 That's it for Today, see you soon if I wake up and also don't have a controlled blackout, which happens here from time to time thanks to Biden and his minions.

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⚡️⚔️🇷🇺🗓 MoD Top News from Yesterday - Summary⚡️

◽️ In Donetsk direction, the 'Yug' Group of Forces, aviation, and artillery have eliminated up to 120 Ukrainian troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, two Uragan MLRS vehicles, and one D-30 howitzer.

💥 A command post of the 110th Mechanised Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was eliminated close to Tonenkoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

💬 Press centre representatives of ‘Zapad’, ‘Vostok’, and ‘Yug’ groups of forces make statements on current situation in the areas of responsibility.

📹 Russian Defence Ministry shows T-80 tank crews, mine action units, as well as 2A36 Giatsint-B and 2S1 Gvozdika artillery guns in action within the special military operation.

📹 Russian Defence Ministry shows Czech-made RM-70 MLRS annihilated by loitering munition.

🇷🇺🇨🇳🇮🇷 Trilateral naval exercise involving Russia, China, and Iran completes in the Arabian Sea.

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⚡️🐻🦝☕️ Good Morning (or Whatever)⚡️

🐾 From "Coon of Kherson"👇 and me!

🕘 Break as usual from around 9:00 Combat Zone Time until 13:00 (GMT+3) 🕐

🌇 Have a good day (or night), Friends! 🌌🌙

🌟 Enjoy your coffee or favourite drink🥃and now the Coon has the Floor: 🦝

📮 Good Day friends! I have to tell you on more animalish special forces at our paratroopers:

🌲🌳 Meet Galya, the Hen of Silverwood 🐔

🏚 She lives at our paratroopers' positions. Actually, Gala was supposed, to make soup from. 🙈

🥚 But Galya started laying eggs and so she became a member of the big family with special supply tasks. Now she walks among the dugouts and listens to the mines, whistling over her head. ❤️

☀️ Good Morning my dear Day!

🗓 And you all, have a marvelous 78th day in the "Year of the Striped Raccoon", Friends !!! 🦝

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⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ Military Expert Boris Rozhin on the Situation in the #Artyomovsk (#Bakhmut) Sector; 18 Mar 2023, 22:59⚡️

🔹1. Fighting Continues in the area of Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, #Khromovo, #Bogdanovka. The settlements have not yet been taken.

🔹2. There is an Accumulation of enemy forces near #Konstantinovka, Ray-Alexandrovka and Chasov Yar. Enemy counterstrikes are likely to intensify in order to stabilize the situation.

🔹3. In the City centre, fights are shifting towards the Artyomovsk administration building, which is just over 1/2 a kilometre away. Fighting has also begun in the stadium area.

🔹4. Most of AZOM plant industrial zone has been cleared. Will be fully liberated in the coming days.

🔹5. In the South of #Artyomovsk, fighting continues near the destroyed monument to pilots.

🔹6. To the South of the City, fighting continued in #Krasnoye area.

📜 Boris Rozhin for Voenkor Kotenok Z Channel

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