⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ Military Expert Boris Rozhin on the Highlights of Russia's Special Military Operation in Ukraine as of 21:18 Moscow Time, 17 Apr 2023⚡️

🔹1. #Artyomovsk (#Bakhmut):

▪️ The storming of the western part of the city continues. The most successful advance is in the northwest of the city. The enemy is steadily losing at least 2 city blocks a day.
➖ For the fortifications of the AFU, FABs began to be used.
The weather continues to make enemy counterattacks difficult.
➖ Wagner's flanks in #Artyomovsk are reinforced by units of the Airborne Forces.
➖ Part of the #Artyomovsk AFU Grouping in in the city is still in an operational encirclement.
➖ The RF Armed Forces continue to launch concentrated strikes on targets in the #Slavyansk - #Kramatorsk agglomeration.

🔹2. #Avdeyevka:

▪️ There are no significant changes to the south(west) of the city. There is still fighting to the north of #Vodyanoye and in #Pervomayskoye, near #Nevelskoye.
➖ To the north of the city, fighting continues near #Stepovoye (#Petrovskoye) and west of #Krasnogorovka.
➖ The RF Armed Forces are improving their positions to the north of #Krasnogorovka, but there is still no talk of advancing towards #Keramik.

🔹3. #Ugledar:

▪️ The enemy attempted to probe the RF Armed Forces' defensive line, but did not achieve significant results, suffering tangible losses.
➖ The front line has stabilized after the March fighting here, but there is potential for escalation of fighting once the ground dries up.
➖ There are no changes near #Novomikhaylovka and #Pobeda.

🔹4. #Zaporozhye:

▪️ No significant changes. The enemy is shelling #Pologi and #Vasiliyevka. The RF Armed Forces are shelling #Orekhov and #Gulyaypole, as well as enemy forces on the right bank.
➖ There is an accumulation of enemy forces near #Zaporozhye, #Orekhov and #Gulyaypole. The RF Armed Forces are strengthening their defensive positions.

🔹5. #Seversk:

▪️ There are no significant changes on the frontline. Fighting continues near #Vasyukovka, #Razdolovka, #Veseloye, #Spornoye, #Belogorovka.
➖ Enemy forces are accumulating on the #Seversk outpost in order to organize a auxiliary counterstrike to alleviate the Artyomovsk Grouping.

🔹6. #Svatovo:

▪️ The RF Armed Forces continued assault actions near #Makeyevka and in the direction of #Nevskoye.
➖ Fighting continued in the wooded area west of #Chervonopopovka and west of #Kremennaya.
➖ The RF Armed Forces have occupied several enemy strongholds in recent days, but the changes are mainly tactical in nature.
➖ The transfer of enemy reserves through Kharkov, #Chuguyev and #Izyum to Krasny #Liman and #Svatovo directions has been noted.

🔹7. #Kupyansk:

▪️ The front is stabilized here. Fighting is taking place near #Dvurechnaya and #Sinkovka. There is no serious progress towards #Kupyansk yet.
➖ The enemy continues to prepare the city for defence. There is a movement of reinforcements from the direction of #Chuguyev.
➖ Shelling of border settlements in the #Belgorod region also continues.
➖ The RF Armed Forces are striking military targets in the #Kharkov region and near #Kupyansk.

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⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ Strengthening of the AFU Grouping in #Kharkov Region⚡️

The situation on the border with #Belgorod and #Kursk regions is deteriorating every day. The number of shelling of nearby settlements is increasing. Civilians in Russian towns and villages are under regular strikes from artillery and kamikaze drones.

🔹Why is this happening?

Increased attacks on Russian regions (#Bryansk, #Kursk and #Belgorod) became possible after Russian troops withdrew from #Chernigov, #Sumy and #Kharkov regions - this opened access for the AFU to the border with #Russia.

"Freezing" of the front allowed the AFU to strengthen the northeast, especially in #Kharkov region, where fire positions have been deployed, the approaches are mined, and the training of mobilized takes place at training ranges.

🔹What else happen on in #Kharkov Region?

▪️ About 3,000 men from the 3rd Separate Tank Brigade, National Guard and Territorial Defence are concentrated in #Volchansk district. There are artillery crews near the border settlements.

▪️ On 15 April, another 1,000 men were moved to #Kharkov by rail to reinforce the grouping. Also, Toyota and Mitsubishi pickup trucks equipped with ATGMs were unloaded at the railway station.

▪️ Three HIMARS MLRSs, operated by Americans, have been deployed in #Kharkov and residents say the sick and wounded are being urgently discharged from hospitals in preparation for renewed fighting.

▪️ North of #Kharkov, a Battalion of the 17th Separate Tank Brigade, withdrawn from #Bakhmut due to heavy losses, is being rehabilitated in the Zircons. There also operates 67th Mechanized Brigade unit, relocated from #Kupyansk.

🔹So what are the AFU planning?

Information spreads among border region residents that the AFU are preparing to attack the #Belgorod region in early May to coincide with the Victory Day offensive.

However, despite the theoretical possibility of such a scenario, it is unlikely. Last December we wrote that an attack on the #Belgorod region would not bring the desired result for the West.

Strikes on populated areas of the old Russian regions are needed by the AFU to create panic among the civilians and to promote the thesis that #Russia is unable to ensure the safety of the citizens.

❗️In the Context of AFU Activity in the #Kharkov region, attention should be drawn to the concentration of forces in the #Kupyansk and #Svatovo sections. Along the #Oskol River, movements of equipment convoys have been observed - mainly the 14th and 92nd Mechanized Brigades.

These two formations have practically not taken part in battles in the #Starobelsk direction since autumn and have been undergoing supplementary manning and training. Now the reserves have been replenished, and units of the two brigades have reappeared at the frontline.

West of #Kupyansk, the forces of the AFU's 23rd Separate Tank Battalion, not previously engaged in combat, have been noted.

🔹What is the Concept?

The Ukrainian command intends to launch an attack on #Svatovo from #Kupyansk and move south and east along the LPR towards the DPR with simultaneous frontal attacks on the #Soledar, #Donetsk, #Zaporozhye and #Kherson directions.

In order to accomplish this task and support the offensive potential, resources are being concentrated in the #Kharkov region. And #NATO satellites are imaging cities in #Belgorod region and the LPR.

Meanwhile, sorties in #Belgorod, #Kursk and #Bryansk regions are possible, but rather to stall attention and cut supply routes for Russian troops in the LPR.

📌 Even by the Standards of the Ukrainian authorities, the plan looks grandiose, and success in such a campaign depends not only on the AFU, but on how ready the RF Armed Forces soldiers are for unexpected maneuvers. In the summer, underestimation of the enemy resulted in the loss of #Izyum, #Kupyansk and #Liman.

Expecting any options, even unrealistic ones, and the complete destruction of the enemy on the battlefield will stop the shelling of Russian cities.

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⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ #Chronicle of the Special Military Operation for 17 Apr 2023⚡️

🔹#Russia's Border Areas:

▪️ In the #Bryansk region, there was an attempt to illegally cross the state border near the village of #Zapesochye by #Ukraine - the violator was blown up on a mined defensive line.

▪️ In the #Belgorod region during the night, Ukrainian drones attacked 330kV substations in the villages of Blizhnyaya Igumenka and #Dragunskoye in the Belgorod district, causing a fire at the facilities.

➖ The AFU terrorists struck residential buildings and infrastructure in #Krasnoye village, Lozovaya Rudka farmstead, as well as #Murom and #Spodaryushino villages, civilians were not harmed.

🔹#Starobelsk (#Svatovo) Direction:

▪️ In the #Kupyansk sector of the front, the situation has not changed significantly. Mutual reconnaissance and artillery duels continue along the line of contact.

➖ Russian Aerospace Forces struck enemy positions between #Rakov and #Masyutovka with FAB-500 precision bombs with planning and correction modules.

▪️ In the #Liman sector, positional fighting continues in the #Serebryanskoye forestry and near the Balka Zhuravka.

🔹#Soledar (#Bakhmut) Direction (MAP):

▪️ In the #Lisichansk sector, units of the RF Armed Forces broke through the AFU defence south of #Belogorovka. Currently, fighting is taking place on the southeastern outskirts of the settlement.

▪️ In the northern outskirts of #Bakhmut, fighters of the Wagner PMCs are storming the enemy strongholds on Pobedy Street.

➖ In the central part of the city, the "Wagnerians" have dislodged the AFU from the area of the Artyomovsk elevator and are also fighting for control over the railway station.

➖ At the same time, Russian units are advancing towards garages in the Poselok area.

🔹#Donetsk Direction:

▪️ In #Avdeyevka sector, soldiers of the RF Armed Forces, supported by artillery and tanks, continue their operation to encircle the AFU grouping in the city.

▪️ In #Maryinka, both sides are engaged in fierce fighting in the area of Druzhba Avenue. Russian artillery is targeting enemy positions on the western outskirts of the town.

▪️ In the #Ugledar section, Ukrainian units attempted a counterattack: Russian forces detected the enemy's advance and dispersed it with heavy artillery and aviation fire.

▪️ Ukrainian terrorist formations continue shelling settlements in the #Donetsk agglomeration with barrel and rocket artillery. Residential buildings in the Petrovsky and Kuybyshevsky districts of #Donetsk have also been hit.

🔹#Zaporozhye Direction:

▪️ The situation in this section of the front remains steadily tense, with both sides conducting reconnaissance activities and exchanging artillery strikes.

🔹#Kherson Direction on #SouthFront:

▪️ Artillery duels continue along the entire line of contact, with Russian forces hitting enemy concentrations in #Kherson, #Kazatskoye and #Lvovo.
➖ Ukrainian formations, for their part, shelled settlements on the left bank of the Dnieper River.

🔸Political and other Events:

▪️ #Slovakia has followed #Poland and #Hungary in temporarily banning imports of Ukrainian agricultural products.

▪️ The #Ternopol authorities have deprived the UOC MP of the right to dispose of land plots in the city.

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⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ War Map and the Situation on the Fronts in the Evening of 17 Apr 2023; pub. 00:04⚡️

⚔️ Situation on the Fronts for the past Day

🔹#Svatovo - #Kremennaya Direction:

➖ In the #Kupyansk sector, fighting is going on near #Dvurechnaya and #Sinkovka, our forces are trying to advance towards #Kupyansk.
➖ Fighting continues west of #Kremennaya, as well as Russian forces storming enemy positions near #Makeyevka and in the direction of #Nevskoye.

🔹#Artyomovsk (#Bakhmut) Sector:

➖ North of #Artyomovsk, ours are developing an offensive in the area of Victory Street. Fighters of Wagner PMC have liberated most of the territory of the railway station, as well as knocked out the militants from the area of Artyomovsk grain elevator.
➖ At the moment, part of the enemy grouping in the city is in an operational encirclement.

🔹#Donetsk Direction:

➖ The Russian Army is fighting west of #Krasnogorovka and near #Stepovoye (#Petrovskoye).
➖ Also ours have been advancing in the areas of Krutaya Balka, #Vodyanoye and #Nevelskoye.
➖ The storming of the western part of #Maryinka continues.
➖ Militants of the AFU in several groups attempted to break through our defence near #Pavlovka and #Ugledar.

🔹#Zaporozhye Direction:

➖ Our artillery is actively working on enemy positions in #Orekhov and #Gulyaypole.
➖ Meanwhile, the AFU are accumulating forces in several areas.

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◾At night, Wagner PMC fighters evacuated a group of civilians from Bakhmut, who refused to leave the city during the occupation and waited for the Russian Army.

◾Yevgeny Prigozhin spoke with the families rescued.

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👉👉👉 Ukrainian Post

Bakhmut

On the positive side, the enemy has once again realised that it cannot break through Khromove, Bohdanivka and Ivanivske.

On the downside, the occupiers are once again focusing on capturing Bakhmut itself, so they are bringing everything they can to the city.

On the negative side, as I said earlier, the railway is not a panacea, so the cattle have made some progress.

The situation is extremely difficult. But our people are holding the line and the changes are minimal.

👉👉👉 Ukrainian Post

In Zaporizhzhia, the "pull and push" continues with intense art duels.

Currently, the Defense Forces are mostly keeping the enemy on their toes and periodically launching tactical counterattacks.

If there are any changes, they are in our favor. But they are minimal.



Bakhmut. Briefly.

The main sectors are being held. The dynamics of the fighting is very intense, so buildings or positions can change hands several times.

The enemy's bridgehead west of the railroad has expanded slightly, and they have also had minor successes in the southwestern neighborhoods.

That's all, they had no successes elsewhere.

But they are not reducing pressure on the flanks and still want to capture Khromove, Bohdanivka and Ivanivske. We are holding.

Periodically, the Defense Forces counterattack to improve the tactical situation. Even in such conditions!

The fighting continues and nothing has been decided yet!

Bakhmut is still standing!

BLOODY EASTER ON UKRAINIAN FRONT LINES

◾CNN denied Kiev's fakes that Ukrainian refugees were forcibly deported to Russia

◾The American television channel CNN showed a report about several citizens of Ukraine who now live in Russia and complain about persecution by the Kyiv regime.

◾ The correspondent drew attention to the fact that the Ukrainian government says that Ukrainians were allegedly forcibly deported to the Russian Federation. But in fact, people say that no one forced them to leave, it was a conscious decision. This information was reported to CNN by Natalya, who moved to the Far East last spring.

◾Valeria, another Ukrainian refugee, told a TV channel representative that they did not want to return and did not even want to think about Ukraine.

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⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ Frontline #Summary for the Morning of 18 April 2023; pub. 08:02⚡️

🔹On the #Donetsk Front, Russian troops after massive artillery and air strikes again tried to break the defence of the Ukrainian garrison in #Maryinka. The AFU once again disagreed with this.
➖ The ground attack near #Nevelskoye also encountered reluctance on the part of Ukrainian units to abandon their positions.
➖ A similar situation near #Pervomayskoye and #Keramik, where the RF Armed Forces attacked after active work by their artillery.
💥 They also hit AFU positions in #Novomikhaylovka, #Pobeda, #Georgiyevka, #Maksimilyanovka, #Krasnogorovka, #Netaylovo, #Avdeyevka and #Shcherbinovka.
💥 The Ukrainian army shelled #Donetsk. (Fig. 1)

🔹Southwest of #Bakhmut, the Wagner PMC attempted to break through to #Ivanovskoye (#Krasnoye) after artillery strikes. It did not succeed.
➖ In the town itself, the "orchestrators", supported by artillery and aviation, continued their assault operations in the southern, western and northern parts. Only in the first of the aforementioned areas there is a small advance.
➖ The ground attack on #Khromovo was ineffective.
➖ Russian forces, supported by artillery, attempted to advance on #Spornoye and returned to their initial positions.
💥 The RF Armed Forces shelled #Pleshcheyevka, #Novodmitrovka, Chasov Yar, Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, #Minkovka and #Vasyukovka. (Fig. 2)

🔹In the #Lugansk Direction, the Russian army again attacked near #Belogorovka, in the direction of #Torskoye, #Terny and #Nevskoye after artillery strikes.
💥 The RF Armed Forces hit #Stelmakhovka, #Kondrashovka, #Zapadnoye, #Dvurechnaya, #Novomlynsk and #Topoli. (Fig. 3)

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⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ #Highlights of Russian Military Operation in #Ukraine on 17 Apr 2023⚡️

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🇪🇸⚡️ Hay información de que se infligió un ataque aéreo masivo a las Fuerzas Armadas de Ucrania en la dirección de Kupyansk

Presumiblemente, las posiciones de la brigada mecanizada 14 entre Rakov y Masyutovka son utilizadas activamente por las bombas FAB-500 con módulos de planificación y corrección (MPK) desarrollados por GNPP Bazalt.

No se anunció una alerta de ataque aéreo en estas áreas, lo que indirectamente confirma el lanzamiento de bombas aéreas fuera del alcance de los sistemas de defensa aérea del ejército ucraniano.

Según datos preliminares, el cuartel general del 2º batallón mecanizado, las posiciones del 3º batallón mecanizado, así como los hangares con el equipo del 10º batallón de la 3ª brigada de tanques fueron alcanzados.

🇬🇧⚡️ There is information that a massive air strike was inflicted on the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the direction of Kupyansk.

Presumably, the positions of the 14th mechanised brigade between Rakov and Masyutovka are actively used by FAB-500 bombs with planning and correction modules (MPK) developed by GNPP Bazalt.

No air raid alert was announced in these areas, which indirectly confirms the dropping of aerial bombs outside the range of the Ukrainian army's air defence systems.

According to preliminary data, the headquarters of the 2nd mechanised battalion, the positions of the 3rd mechanised battalion, as well as the hangars with the equipment of the 10th battalion of the 3rd tank brigade were hit.

NATO coming out of hibernation — military bloc preparing for possible combat operations on its borders

NATO is getting ready for possible hostilities on its borders, but so far the military forces that could be deployed on the border with Russia are insufficient, The New York Times wrote. This decision will inevitably lead to an increase of military expenditures and higher demands on its allies in terms of weaponry and human resources.

Reportedly, the exact location of NATO troops is unknown. Earlier the command of the military-political bloc announced that there are no plans to form combat groups on the territory of recently joined Finland. Whether this decision will hold after announcing the readiness for possible combat operations is now under question.

◾The European Commission has rejected bans introduced by Poland and Hungary on Ukrainian grain imports. The two countries said the measures were necessary to protect their farming sectors from cheap imports.
The ban applies to grains, dairy products, sugar, fruit, vegetables and meats and will be in force until the end of June. The Commission said it was not up to individual member states to make trade policy.

- First, it was said the Ukrainian grain was needed in poor nations risking famine, and second, EU countries are no sovereign any longer.

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