The situation in the Ukrainian SMO on February 28 2024
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He suggested that Europe needs Russia’s defeat for security, proposing to send extended-range missiles to the “Nazis” in Kiev and considering the deployment of troops from individual NATO states to the SMO zone. Coupled with his recent proposal to share France’s nuclear arsenal with all willing Europeans, Macron’s speech incontinence appears to be a persistent and troubling issue. The recipient of the Order of the Legion of Honor seems to neglect self-care. Perhaps it’s time to change his diet: while oysters and champagne are delightful, he’s not getting any younger. Verbal enuresis at his age is risky.
Furthermore, those around him are also displeased. The odor, you see…
Dmitry Medvedev
“I look at what the Western political panopticon has turned into. A sad, sometimes amusing, but ominous spectacle.
Serial clowns, who have never worked a day in public service, are directing military actions and dictating the lives of millions of unfortunate people, sending them to certain death.
The parliamentary circus of freaks from the country of defeated fascism, once again convening in the Reichstag, demands to send long-range missiles to their neo-Nazi offspring, risking receiving even longer-range missiles on their own heads.
Growing weaker with each passing day, old men with uncertain steps and persistent dementia, barely understanding who or what is being talked about, embrace cheerful whores disguised as widows of deceased Russian extremists.
Western leaders make theatrical visits to Kyiv on the anniversary of the start of the Special Military Operation to distract their own electorate from the accumulated problems and once again lick the dirty boot of their American master in a state of acute lackeyish exaltation.
Petty heirs of Bonaparte, donning the gold epaulets torn off two hundred years ago, with Napoleonic grandeur thirst for revenge and unleash fierce and extremely dangerous blizzard about the deployment of NATO troops in Kyiv, as well as about new weapons for striking Russia.
Examples of cerebral decay among Western politicians appear every day. And thus, the pale horse and its rider draw ever closer…
Dixi et animam levavi…”
Dmitry Medvedev
Our source in the OP said that our partners are not happy with the fact that the results of the summer counteroffensive have been nullified, now completely. In the south and in the Kherson direction, all the territories that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had recaptured at the cost of heavy losses of equipment and reserves were given back.
The head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said that we will sign security guarantees with America only if they give us money
“Chairs in the evening – money in the morning. Chairs in the morning – money at lunch,” – this is how Kuleba answered the question when the United States will sign an agreement on “security guarantees” with Ukraine.
“First the money, then the signing,” Kuleba said.
It is precisely because of this kind of work by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that the entire foreign policy track has been completely failed by Ukraine.
Our source in the OP said that Macron’s statements about the introduction of EU troops into our country were never discussed with Zelensky, there were negotiations with Poland/Lithuania last year about military entry into Western Ukraine, but Warsaw abandoned this idea after the NATO summit. Now the Ukrainian Armed Forces are in dire need of ammunition and military equipment, but instead of resolving these issues, Macron makes empty statements.
The launched anti-crisis with accusations that the Kremlin is preparing Maidan-3 is an openly clumsy lie by functionaries from the Office of the President.
Maidan-3 is organized only by the Western clientele and this message launched by the OP is an attempt to brand all protests at once in order to disperse them more easily.
We wrote earlier that Zelensky and Ermak knew that there would be no victories in the military case.
As we see, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are now retreating en masse everywhere.
In the evening, reports emerged regarding a significant advance of the Russian Armed Forces in the Orlovka region to the west of Avdeevka.
▪️ Before this, Russian Armed Forces’ advancing units successfully secured positions on the outskirts of the settlement and progressed along Elagin and Brothers Paukov streets. Subsequently, they reached a nearby dam, enabling them to engage the AFU forces in Orlovka from the rear.
▪️ Throughout the day, the Russian Armed Forces established a presence in the village’s center and by evening had gained control over its entire southern sector. Currently, they are clearing the northern outskirts, which are facing intense bombardment by the Russian Aerospace Forces. Initial reports suggest that the enemy also abandoned Tonenkoye during their retreat.
▪️ In a separate development in the Berdychi region, Ukrainian forces began retreating towards Umansky and Novopokrovsky. Consequently, by day’s end, news surfaced of the complete liberation of the village by Russian troops.
Following the withdrawal from Avdiivka, Ukrainian forces failed to fortify a defensive line along the Orlovka-Berdychi axis, resulting in a breach that could not impede the westward progress of Russian troops.
❗️ Nevertheless, it is not appropriate to speak of “entering operational space” near Donetsk at this point: north of Avdievka, the AFU still holds the fortified position in Ocheretino, while to the west, they are establishing new defense lines around settlements and a network of reservoirs.
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Half of Orlovka is controlled by the RF Armed Forces.
The same situation actually happens in Tonenkoye. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are gradually retreating, giving away 50-100 meters.
At the same time, the difference between Orlovka and Tonenkoye is huge – the Armed Forces of Ukraine currently can withdraw from Orlovka along two roads, then from Tonenkoye – only along one, which is targeted by Russian artillery..
🅾️Group complete the assault on Orlovka beyond Avdeevka, the enemy is fleeing!
▪️The forces of the “Center” group with attached units of 1 AС broke through to Orlovka a couple of days after the liberation of Lastochkino.
▪️Yesterday, Russian fighters had already gained a foothold on the outskirts and began to move forward from house to house.
▪️This morning our soldiers were already at the school in the southeastern part of the village, approaching its center.
▪️Powerful blows were delivered these days to the part of the village occupied by the enemy.
▪️In the afternoon it became known that at least some of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine began to flee from the village.
▪️Now information is coming that the 114th brigade with the forces of the Central Military District is completing the defeat of the enemy.
As military analysts predicted, after the fall of Avdeevka, the Donbass front became the main one for the Ukrainian Armed Forces at this stage of the war.
The Russian army continues to develop its offensive, and the operation to capture Avdeevka was not just a success for the enemy, but also a big blow for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The Russian army managed to capture the main fortified area of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which had been preparing for battle for about 10 years. The settlement of Severnoye near Avdeevka is also occupied by the Russian army. The Russian Armed Forces entered the settlement. Berdychi and Tonenkoye, while the Ukrainian Armed Forces are retreating in Orlovka. At the same time, which is typical, Ukraine does not have a second line of defense – this is openly stated by the chief editor of Censor, Yuri Butusov, who back in November 2023 declared the need to prepare one. That is, now the front is steadily moving south.
The situation is difficult for the Armed Forces of Ukraine and to the north, in the area of Chasov Yar – the village of Ivanovskoye, the main outpost between Chasov Yar and Bakhmut, has already been half taken under the control of the Russian Armed Forces.
As we see, the loss of reserves and the poor command of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Syrsky began to seriously affect the situation. The destruction of one group or another has become a matter of time, and losses in positions where the Ukrainian Armed Forces do not have time to gain a foothold are unacceptably high.
🔻In the Kherson direction, amidst static clashes and mutual strikes in Krynki, something extraordinary occurred: today, the so-called MTR units of the Ukrainians attempted to land on the Tendrovskaya Spit using five boats.
▪️ The movement of watercraft was observed to the west of the lighthouse, where SOF detachments retaliated with machine guns, mortars, and anti-tank systems. Consequently, three boats were damaged and sank, one washed ashore, and another turned back.
▪️ In a boat discovered near the shore, four eliminated special forces soldiers and one wounded man were found. They were captured and interrogated, revealing their affiliation with the landing groups of the 73rd maritime center of the Special Forces.
▪️ Anticipating the attack, three Bayraktar drones were active in the areas of Odessa, Yuzhny, and Ochakovo. At the time of the assault, two UAVs from the Voznesensk and Dolgintsevo airfields were patrolling over the Black Sea, providing guidance to the reconnaissance groups.
❗️In response to the increased enemy activity in this specific area, the AFU seemingly opted to execute the plan from last year for a landing on the left bank of the Dnieper, encompassing multiple areas in a limited capacity.
This is further evidenced by the ongoing significant recruitment into marine brigades and the transfer of soldiers from the Territorial Defense to the marines. They are undergoing training along the Ingulets River to navigate water obstacles. Additionally, units of the 255th battalion of the 123rd Brigade Territorial Defense arrived from Chernigov to reinforce the front lines.
🔻The intensity of artillery fire from the AFU has escalated in recent days. Just today, air defense units intercepted HIMARS MLRS shells near Chaplinka. Guidance was facilitated by a Tekever AR2 drone from the Kulbakino airfield, which traveled west of Kherson and targeted the MLRS at the air defense position area, albeit unsuccessfully.
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This night, Russian troops carried out several attacks on the enemy’s port infrastructure in Odessa – at least two arrivals were recorded in the city and district, as a result of one of them, a secondary detonation was observed at the affected facility.
Coordinates: 46.6161538, 31.0367789
🔻According to the data received, the territory of the Yuzhny Sea Trade Port was used by the enemy to place a warehouse of ammunition and components for them – the warehouses were destroyed, judging by the signs of secondary detonation, we can talk about the effectiveness of the defeat.
This facility has already been repeatedly attacked by cruise missiles and attack UAVs. The huge territory of the enterprise with many workshops and hangars, as well as the presence of logistics connections, makes the facility convenient for its use for military purposes.
Coordinates: 46.4900177, 30.7609081
🔻The second blow was struck on the territory of the Odessa sea trade port . The result of the defeat remains in question – no signs of fire or any kind of consequences were recorded.
📌 One way or another, such attacks must be carried out systematically. This is also necessary in order to secure the Black Sea Fleet and limit the enemy’s ability to conduct naval operations.
Russian Armed Forces Strikes in Ukraine on February 28 – Update as of 16:00
The Russian troops are actively targeting enemy locations near the frontlines and in the rear areas of Ukraine.
Last night, there were attacks in Dnipropetrovsk, Odessa, Kharkov, Sumy regions, as well as the occupied part of the Kherson region and DPR. They used ballistic missiles, aircraft, and Geran-2 attack UAVs to hit the targets.
▪️ DPR’s occupied territory: A strike was made on the headquarters of the enemy forces in the Donetsk direction located at the Donetsk National Technical University building in Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk). More details here (https://t.me/don_partizan/4282).
Moreover, an ammunition depot in Predtechino was destroyed with reports of prolonged secondary detonations from local residents. Temporary deployment points of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the villages Novoselovka Pervaya and Zhelannye were also hit.
▪️ Kharkiv Region: They targeted enemy warehouses in Fedorovka, Kupyansky district, where heavy armored vehicles and ammunition were stored. Russian artillery also targeted AFU positions in Pletenevka, Synkivka, Kazachya Lopan, and Gatishche.
▪️ Odessa: Geran-2 kamikaze drones once again struck the maritime infrastructure, destroying a BEC warehouse at the Yuzhny Sea Trade Port. Explosions were reported at the Odessa commercial seaport.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian authorities claimed to have intercepted Russian drones and reported damage to only one transformer at an unnamed critical infrastructure site. The relation between this and the footage of incoming strikes and secondary detonations speaks for itself.
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Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (28 February 2024)
Part I
▫️In Kupyansk direction, units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and delivered strikes at enemy manpower and hardware near Sinkovka (Kharkov region).
In addition, seven attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 32nd Mechanised Brigade, 77th Air Mobile Brigade, 95th Air Assault Brigade, and 57th Motorised Rifle Brigade were repelled near Sinkovka (Kharkov region) and Terni (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 145 servicemen, two infantry fighting vehicles, and two pickup trucks.
In the course of counterbattery warfare, one U.S.-made M777 artillery system, one D-20 howitzer, one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and one D-30 howitzer were neutralised.
▫️In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front lines and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 5th, 92nd assault brigades, 28th, 93rd mechanised brigades, 107th and 241st territorial defence brigades near Krasnoye, Bogdanovka, Kleschcheyevka, and Kurdyumovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Moreover, three counterattacks of the AFU 46th Air Mobile Brigade were repelled near Georgiyevka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 230 servicemen, two tanks, two infantry fighting vehicles, and six motor vehicles.
In the course of counterbattery warfare, one Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery system, two D-20 howitzers, one Rapira anti-tank gun, one U.S.-made M119 towed howitzer, and one AFU ammunition depot were destroyed.
▫️In Avdeyevka direction, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Petrovskoye, took more advantageous lines, and repelled 11 counterattacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU near Leninskoye, Novgorodskoye, Novobakhmutovka, Tonenkoye, Orlovka, and Pervomayskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 165 servicemen, four tanks, two Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, and five motor vehicles.
In the course of counterbattery warfare, three D-20 howitzers, one Msta-B howitzer, one Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer, and five D-30 howitzers were wiped out.
Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (28 February 2024)
Part II
▫️In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces supported by aviation inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 128th Territorial Defence Brigade near Urozhaynoye and Staromayorskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 115 servicemen, one tank, three motor vehicles, one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, one Rapira anti-tank gun, and one ammunition depot.
▫️In Kherson direction, as a result of active actions, Russian units took more advantageous positions, inflicted losses on manpower and hardware clusters of the AFU 128th Mountain Assault Brigade and 121st Territorial Defence Brigade near Primorskoye, Novopokrovka (Zaporozhye region), and Dudchany (Kherson region).
One counterattack launched by an assault detachment of the AFU 117th Mechanised Brigade was repelled near Rabotino (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 40 servicemen and two motor vehicles.
In the course of counterbattery warfare, one French-made CAEZAR self-propelled artillery system, three D-20 howitzers, one Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, and one D-30 howitzer were neutralised.
▫️Operational-Tactical aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces wiped out one S-300 anti-aircraft missile system radar, one ammunition depot, one AFU POL depot, one unmanned aerial vehicles storage and manufacture facility, as well as engaged manpower and hardware in 131 areas during the day.
▫️Air defence units shot down 99 unmanned aerial vehicles close to Zovtnevoye (Kharkov region), Arapovka, Troitskoye, Novonikolskoye (Lugansk People’s Republic), Yelenovka, Shevchenko (Donetsk People’s Republic), as well as intercepted three HIMARS MLRS shells.
Front #Summary for 28 Feb 2024 by 19:02⚡️
🔻#Kherson Direction:
🟡In #Krynki, the AFU are trying to bring reserves in. By a diversionary manoeuvre, they thought to pull our forces to the #Peschanovka – #Podstepnoye site. The plan failed. Moreover, our forces have reduced the grey zone west of Cossack Camps. There are fights ongoing in the #Krynki village itself.
🔻#Zaporozhye Direction:
🟡In the #Orekhov Section, our army again expanded the control zone in the western and southern parts of #Rabotino. But in the north, the AFU managed to hold positions under heavy fire from our artillery.
📌 It must be understood that there is virtually nothing left of the village itself. For the AFU this site is important for maintaining heights. Having lost them, they will have to retreat at least 5 km and finally say goodbye to the meagre successes of the “counteroffensive”.
🟡In the #Gulyaypole Section, in the area near #Gulyaypole, there is also a movement of our army, but its prospects are still unclear, our forces do not have a large grouping there.
🔻#SouthDonetsk Direction:
🟡In the #Maryinka Sector, in #Novomikhaylovka, many AFUshniks surrender under air bomb attacks. Footage of damaged Russian equipment is spreading online. Despite this, those on the other side of the front admit that their garrison will suffer the same fate as #Avdeyevka. Combat work is underway at #Krasnogorovka. Ours have crossed the railway line, fighting is going on at the Car Repair Plant, on the approaches to the main fortified area, the Refractory Plant.
🔻#Avdeyevka Direction:
🟡In the #Orlovka Sector, our troops managed to storm half of #Orlovka and take control of a section of the #Berdychi – #Tonenkoye road that runs across the village. That is, the AFU logistics is disrupted. In #Tonenkoye, the AFU are gradually retreating, they have only one dirt road left to #Umanskoye. In #Berdychi, our troops clung to the eastern outskirts.
📌 The order of the AFU is to hold the defence along the #Berdychi – #Semenovka #Umanskoye line along the cascade of reservoirs. Probably, the AFU command hopes to gain time and prepare the defence line of #Ocheretino – #Kamyshevka – #Karlovka villages at heights and covered with large reservoirs.
🔻#Bakhmut Direction:
🟡In the “Chasov Yar” Sector, our Forces are assaulting the AFU positions in #Ivanovskoye (#Krasnoye), about half of the village is behind ours.
📌 Information about the full liberation and withdrawal of the AFU from the field has not been confirmed, but this is a matter of the near future.
🔻#Svatovo Direction:
🟡In the #Seversk Sector, without changes in the frontline.
🟡In the #Liman Sector, the AFU in #Sinkovka are trying to attack in small groups, maneuvering, trying to create an imitation of large numbers. Ours are going around the village from the west, but so far without much success.
🟡In the #Kupyansk Sector, also no changes.
☠️ The AFU wounded a resident by shelling in #Gorlovka, and five in #Suzemki. UAVs were shot down again over Russian regions.
💥 Our Aerospace Forces attacked the headquarters of the AFU Donetsk Grouping in #Pokrovsk. In #Odessa, Geraniums hit the port infrastructure, and a naval drone warehouse was previously hit. In the #Kharkov region, there were attacks on warehouses and deployment sites and so far in the Ukrainian part of the #DPR.
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Map of military operations and the situation on the fronts on the evening of February 28
😌 The enemy MTR believed in themselves again and were punished again. The Ukrainian DRG intended to land on the Tendra Spit in the Kherson region, but something went wrong. The so-called “landing” was met by special forces of the Russian Navy, who destroyed up to two dozen militants and took one alive.
⚔️The situation on the fronts over the past 24 hours:
⚫️Svatovo-Kremennoe direction
In the Kupyansky sector, positional battles near Sinkovka . Ours continue to attack in the direction of Ternov . There are probably successes in the Makeevka area. In the Serebryansky Forest , south of Dibrova , there are oncoming battles.
⚫️Bakhmutskoe (Artemovskoe) direction
The Russian army continues to gradually squeeze out the Ukrainian Armed Forces from Bogdanovka . In addition, our fighters are advancing in Krasnoye . Kleshcheevka has no changes.
⚫️Donetsk direction
Data are coming from the Avdeevsky site about the liberation of Orlovka and Tonenky . The assault on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Pervomaisky continues. In Georgievka, the Russian army burns out the enemy with “Sunlights”.
⚫️Zaporozhye direction
In the Orekhovsky sector, the Russian army continues to advance in the Rabotino area. In addition, our fighters attacked northwest of Verbovoy . On the Vremevsky ledge, ours tried to advance north of Priyutnoye.
⚡️ The Russian army worked on the thermal power plant in Kurakhovo. It is there that our fighters are making their way from Marinka, because the city is one of the enemy’s most important logistics hubs, and over time it becomes a defensive one.
Chronicle of a special military operation For February 28, 2024
Over the past 24 hours, the Russian Armed Forces launched a series of strikes against targets in the so-called territory. Ukraine: in Krasnoarmeysk ( Pokrovsk ), the headquarters of the Ukrainian Armed Forces group in the Donetsk direction was hit, and in Odessa , a BEC warehouse was hit on the territory of the Yuzhny Sea Trade Port.
Russian troops continue their offensive on several sectors of the front. Near Bakhmut, units of the Russian Armed Forces were able to significantly advance in Krasnoye ( Ivanovsky ), establishing control over half of the settlement.
In the Avdeevsky direction, the enemy’s defenses showed another crack: Russian troops completely liberated Berdychi and Tonenkoye , and in Orlovka only the northern outskirts of the village remain to be cleared. At the moment, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to quickly prepare new defensive lines.
In the Kherson direction , the so-called MTR units. Ukraine made a failed attempt to land on the Tendra Spit: as a result of a shooting battle, Russian soldiers sank three high-speed boats and took one as a trophy.
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Source: http://blogdogcicle.blogspot.com/2024/02/the-situation-in-ukrainian-smo-on_28.html
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