The situation in the Ukrainian SMO on March 07 2024

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Our source in the General Staff said that our air defense has exhausted 80% of its reserves of missiles for Western systems; if the United States does not begin deliveries of ammunition in April, the sky over Ukraine will become completely unblocked.

Our source in the General Staff said that the methods of purges of brigade commanders deprive the Ukrainian army of the “fired” command link, which is so scarce at the present time. The Office of the President, through Syrsky, is clearing the army of Zaluzhny’s personnel for political reasons. The argument is “lost” operations, even if the actions were dictated by the need to save personnel. In such a situation, brigade-level commanders have no choice – either send people to their deaths or be fired.

Against the backdrop of the retreat of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Zelensky at headquarters first gave instructions to Commander-in-Chief Syrsky to stop the Russians in any way and at any cost, and also to prepare now an offensive campaign of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the month of May.
The month of May was chosen precisely because at this moment Zelensky’s legitimacy becomes questionable, which means it is extremely necessary to shift all information “flows” to the topic of the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

This feint has a huge risk – another failure of the offensive, which will only strengthen protest sentiments against Ze and his “illegitimacy.”

We are watching…

NATO prohibits the Kiev regime from showing destroyed Western equipment – ex-Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Malyar

The painter said that such conditions are set by Western partners.

“Partners themselves set the framework for how they want these weapons to be displayed. For example, they don’t want us to show their crippled equipment.”

Apparently, for NATO countries, Ukraine is not only a testing ground for weapons but also an advertising platform for armored vehicles. It can be assumed that the reduction in supplies is also because the charred skeletons of much-hyped Western equipment are rotting in the SMO zone.
 

An old man with a wandering smile on his face invited girls to have fun: the cheerful widow of a Russian extremist and the not yet widow of the leader of the Kiev Bandera pack. Like for cultural relaxation during a performance before the nation as part of a well-rehearsed concert.

It turned out sad: the widow and not yet the widow simply did not come, because they “love” each other so much that they did not even want to sit next to each other for the well-known hygienic procedure.

But the coolest thing is that the grandfather didn’t notice anything. He does not remember who these wives/widows are, nor who their husbands are. He didn’t even notice that his vacation with the chicks was ruined.

However, this will not stop him from announcing to the nation tomorrow that he spent an unforgettable night in wonderful company…

Dmitry Medvedev:

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost Avdiivka due to a lack of people and weapons – The New York Times

The loss of Avdiivka is one of the main military defeats of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The reason was an acute shortage of weapons and people, reports The New York Times. According to Ukrainian soldiers, the destroyed fortifications simply did not have time to be rebuilt, and there was simply no support.

The Russian army did not stop its onslaught, some units simply “collapsed under Russian fire,” the publication notes. It is possible that a sufficient amount of artillery would have changed the situation, but there was none. “The issue is a lack of ammunition,” the Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers are sure.

Still, the squads who arrived to help realized that the Russian army had already captured most of the area, and then the main road. Avdiivka was lost “in less than a week.”

The “disassembled” front in Donbass indicates that Ukraine and NATO are not at all ready for a protracted defense.

Thus, today the Ukrainian line of defense consists of rudimentary earthen fortifications, often with a connecting trench so that infantry can reach the firing positions closest to the enemy – nothing more. And this is a deep mistake in strategic planning that President Zelensky’s Office made, since General Zaluzhny, holding the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, called for preparing defensive lines.

As a result, the Ukrainian government is already “reaping the fruits” of its own mistake – the lack of prepared lines of defense results in huge losses in manpower and equipment. At the same time, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have to use reserves up to the Abrams, but they are used ineptly. By the way, in the West there are also a lot of questions for the Ukrainian authorities, because Kyiv had enough time to dig in properly, since the battles for Avdiivka lasted for more than one month. But that did not happen. As a result, Russian troops covered about six kilometers in a few days, taking control of several settlements.

Behind Avdeevka there are only trenches. The West pointed out a serious mistake by the Ukrainian Armed Forces

Ukraine missed the opportunity to build powerful defensive fortifications behind Avdiivka, writes Business Insider. Due to errors in planning, the Ukrainian Armed Forces will now have to catch up. And this will not be easy, given the advances of Russian forces, the article notes.

“These defensive lines are not of sufficient quality to withstand a massive attack and the “bulldozer” tactics of the Russian troops. … We do not have enough engineering units. And those that we have do not have enough equipment,” complained retired Ukrainian Armed Forces Colonel Sergei Grabsky .

 
Zelensky has finally come to the conclusion that defense lines are needed. The Western press dubbed it this way: dig, dig and dig again.

We have long been informed that Western advisers and the General Staff under Zaluzhny demanded that Zelensky prepare for defense, and not tell tales about the offensive. Also, ex-commander-in-chief Zaluzhny spoke at headquarters about the need to quickly build three lines of defense while there is time and money, and not turn Avdiivka into a meat grinder, as was the case in Bakhmut.
As we can see, Zelensky ignored everything and only now hastily decided to implement this case, where hundreds of corrupt officials and schemers have already stuck .

Let’s see how Zelensky’s strategic mistakes will turn out for the Armed Forces of Ukraine this year.

Our source comments on the information that Zelensky’s headquarters quickly began building defense structures to stop the advance of the Russians.
But, there is one thing. All these fortifications are not suitable against aerial bombs, which are smashed into trash. All fortifications without mobile air defense will not have good results.

Now everyone knows that Ukraine has an air defense deficit.

Our source in the OP said that the Office of the President is preparing an information campaign to discredit Zaluzhny, who has become the main political competitor for Zelensky. On Bankova they want to blame the ex-Commander-in-Chief for the failure of the counteroffensive and the lack of defensive structures at the front.

Our sources close to Zaluzhny said that the Commander-in-Chief did not give a final answer to Andrei Ermak’s proposal to go as ambassador to Britain. At Bankova they decided to raise the stakes and make a public statement by Zelensky that he had agreed on the candidacy of the ex-Commander-in-Chief for the post of ambassador, so that he could no longer delay this issue and had now decided on a side, either he agrees or is in opposition to the President.

Former Commander-in-Chief Zaluzhny has been appointed Ambassador of Ukraine to the UK.
What does this mean?
1. Zelensky removes his closest competitor and the risk that the army will start a riot, and Zaluzhny would lead the protests. A situational plus.
2. In this way, Zaluzhny insures himself by going to London to upgrade himself as a politician for the future. Most likely the British will prepare it for the future. In this way he will maintain his position and image. There will be a chance to meet the entire top establishment.

The game moves into the stage of positional long distance.

Russian troops who liberated Avdeevka continue to collect the bodies of Ukrainian soldiers and civilians. The AFU fighters killed people while retreating from the city

An elderly woman was shot in the head just for refusing to leave the city.

“Here here about 8 bodies were lying. You can see that they were “controlled” in the head, purposefully shot. I do not know why they have such hatred for their own people. And they say that they are for freedom, for some values”, – told us the commander of the assault group with the call sign Krestik.

 

The assault on Novomikhailovka is underway: The Russian Army is fighting in the center of the village

The Russian Army continues the assault on Novomikhailovka, advancing in the center and from the flanks, threatening the defense of the entire Ugledar group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

In recent days, our fighters have fought to occupy a number of buildings, attacking the center of the village.

From Berdychi to Tonenkoye the fighting continues.
The western part of Berdychi is still controlled by the enemy.

The central part is a gray zone, the fighting is fierce, and the line of control is dynamic.

Between the settlements of Berdychi-Semyonovka-Orlovka-Tonenkoe there is a local AFU presence in trenches and fortifications, but retreating for the enemy from these lines is like playing Russian roulette.

AFU is gathering reserves for counterattacks and holding an important logistics route.

A large number of minefields prevent our forces from conducting full-fledged assault operations; at the moment we mainly use artillery, aviation, and drones.

There are hellish battles in Berdichi. Ukrainian militants are being disposed of in entire battalions. Thousands of corpses that no one takes anywhere, they just pile up in a heap.

AFU military doctor visited there and described what he saw – mountains of bodies and fragments of them.

The guy is not stupid, he felt his impression of what he saw and very accurately described it as death. And he asked himself: when the war ends, how will he and hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian militants like him be able to live? They have all died, although some seem to be physically intact.

During the week of fighting for the village of Berdichi, near Avdeevka, the 47th mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has already lost M1A1SA Abrams tanks, and two M1150 ABV assault and mine clearance vehicles, which were also created based on the Abrams tank.

Behind Berdichy is Ocheretino and the beginning of the defense line, which was built back in 2016. Syrsky gave the order to hold Berdichy at any cost. To understand the scale – four battalions removed from the northwestern direction were almost destroyed in the first days of arrival at the position.

Offensive West of Donetsk: Advancement in Krasnohorivka Situation at the end of March 7, 2024

The Russian Armed Forces are advancing in the southern part of Krasnohorivka, building on their success in the private sector to the south of the railway.

The city’s northern territory is being targeted by multiple airstrikes, with enemy positions in the industrial zone around the refractory materials plant being particularly affected.

Reports indicate that Russian forces have secured houses at the intersection of Vatutina and Geologicheskaya streets, as well as advanced to the west, occupying several houses on Zheleznodorozhnaya and Lermontova streets. Notably, some of the attacks occurred during the night.

Further south, near ​​Pobeda and Marinka, ongoing battles are taking place. The enemy is attempting counterattacks in small groups, but the AFU are successfully repelling them. However, the Russian Armed Forces are unable to advance due to continuous Ukrainian attacks.

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The enemy confirms the further expansion of the zone of control of the Russian Armed Forces in the Orlovka area. The enemy maintains a presence on the western outskirts of the village, so the Russian Ministry of Defense is in no hurry to announce control of Orlovka until the Ukrainian Armed Forces are completely pushed back from the village and cleared, although the Russian flags have been hanging in Orlovka for several days.

Artemovsk direction.

In the Kleshcheevka area, we are trying to hit concentrations of Ukrainian fascists with artillery.

The Russian Armed Forces are advancing; every meter is achieved with great effort since the enemy still predominantly controls the heights from which our advancing groups are attacked.

To ensure the safety of the fighters, we place artillery on the heights so that the enemy does not have the opportunity to transmit the coordinates of our movements and hit positions.

In Ivanovsky, the situation has not changed much, the enemy is pulling up reserves to hold the village. At the moment the western part of Ivanovsky is under the control of the AFU, in turn, the south-eastern, partly central, and north-eastern are Russian.

 

Orikhiv Sector: Transfer of Reinforcements of the AFU Situation as of 09:00, March 7, 2024

🔻In the Robotyne area, the enemy continues to attempt to dislodge Russian units from the village. Despite a decrease in hostilities, Ukrainian units are determined to push the Russian Armed Forces completely out of the central and eastern outskirts of the village.

▪️ The enemy is bringing reinforcements from various parts of the country to the “Rabotinsky Sack” area, which also exposes defense areas on the border with Russia. Specifically, battalion 101 of the Territorial Defense has been relocated from the Sumy region.

▪️ Furthermore, the 1st Rifle Battalion of the 5th Tank Brigade of the AFU has arrived from the Poltava region to Novodanilovka. This formation lacks heavy armored vehicles and was hastily assembled from mobilized personnel to fill gaps on the front line.

▪️ In addition, there is an ongoing rotation of forces and equipment in the forward sectors. Around 25 personnel from the 65th Robotyne Mechanized Brigade have been transferred to Rabotino, while approximately 70 personnel from the 117th, 118th Mechanized Brigade, and 82nd Air Assault Brigade have been moved from Robotyne to Verbovoy.

❗️The AFU has increased the use of FPV drones and UAVs for drops along the front line. Coupled with the concentration of reserves in the Chubenkova gully area, it is evident that the enemy is amassing reserves to launch simultaneous strikes towards Verbove and southwest towards Novoprokopovka, aiming to breach defenses where they previously failed in the summer.

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Missile Strikes “Just 500m” from Zelensky & Greek PM, Russia Claims Hit On Odesa Sea Drone Factory

Reporter Presses White House After Russian Missile Nearly Strikes Ukrainian President Zelensky

The Russian army has destroyed a base in Odessa where preparations were under way for new attacks by AFU maritime drones.

 - At 11.40 Moscow time, the Russian Armed Forces launched a precision missile strike on a hangar in the industrial port district of Odessa, where the AFU’s uncrewed boats were being prepared for combat use, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

 -  The purpose of the strike has been achieved. The object has been hit. 

The Greek media came out with a headline accusing Russia, citing anonymous sources in the Greek government. Allegedly, the blow was struck when Zelensky’s motorcade was with the Greek delegation.
▪️The explosion occurred shortly before the meeting between Greek PM Mitsotakis and Zelensky, 150m from the Greek mission.
▪️At the same time, Zelensky “remained alive” and the meeting with the Greek PM took place “as usual,” writes the Greek publication Prototema.
▪️Zelensky himself assures that there are dead and wounded.
❗️The Greek PM told how it all happened: “Zelensky and his HQ showed us and explained the importance of the port. Already at the very end we heard the sound of sirens and explosions that were very close to us. We didn’t have time to go to a protected place, it was a very impressive experience.”

I do not think there it was aimed at Zelensky, other channels say it stuck a special operations unit that Frodo had just visited.
 

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Everything is obvious to everyone.

And the fact that there was no attack on the motorcade in Odessa.
And if the goal had been set, they would have hit it.
And the fact that the bloody clown is just a cocaine shadow of his master, a blind anti-Russian weapon.
And the fact that, in principle, it does not matter who holds the position of leader of the neo-Nazi regime.

But it’s still somehow annoying.
It’s a pity that they ended up in a pre-planned place. And that His Majesty’s chance, with its punishing finger, did not decide the fate of the first genital musician differently.

Nullum malum sine aliquo bono! No bad without some good!

Dmitry Medvedev

Analysis of the destruction of the enemy’s permanent deployment point in Sumy
A little over an hour ago, Russian troops launched a targeted strike on the enemy’s permanent deployment point in Sumy using missiles with a ballistic flight path.
Coordinates: 50.8938338, 34.7759912
🔻The headquarters of the Sumy border detachment was located at the given coordinates. The strike led to the complete destruction of part of the building. It is known that the strike took place during a meeting of the leadership of the border outposts, likely explaining why the destruction happened during daylight.
▪️ Currently, there is no information on the number of killed or wounded. However, considering the extent of the destruction and the circumstances, we can conclude that the strike was highly effective.
🔻Ukrainian border guards, in conjunction with the AFU of Ukraine, are directly responsible for artillery and mortar attacks in the border areas of Russia. These attacks have resulted in the deaths of Russian citizens on multiple occasions.
📌 Putin mentioned yesterday regarding the shelling of Belgorod, “we will not leave those involved in this alone.”
Yours, Partyan! (https://t.me/don_partizan) Original msg (https://t.me/don_partizan/4402)

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4 Russian guided bombs arrive near simultaneously on Ukrainian positions in the Yuzhnodonetsk area.

Flanking in Novomykhailivka | Advances in Verbove [7 March 2024]

Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (7 March 2024)

▫️In Kupyansk direction (https://t.me/mod_russia/36382), units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front lines and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 14th Mechanised Brigade and 25th Airborne Brigade near Novosyolkovskoye and Stelmakhovka (LPR).

Moreover, 6 counter-attacks of the AFU 57th Motorised Rifle Brigade were repelled near Sinkovka (Kharkov).

The AFU lost up to 40 servicemen, 2 MVs, and one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system.

▫️In Donetsk direction (https://t.me/mod_russia/36383), units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and repelled one attack launched by an assault detachment of the AFU 31st Mechanised Brigade near Novomikhailovka (DPR).

Strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware of the AFU 24th, 28th, 33rd mechanised brigades, 79th, and 92nd air assault brigades near Ozaryanovka, Kurdyumovka, Georgiyevka, and Pobeda (DPR).

The AFU lost up to 200 servicemen, 3 tanks, 2 IFVs, 5 MVs, one Msta-B howitzer, and one D-20 howitzer. Four AFU ammunition depots were destroyed.

▫️In Avdeyevka direction (https://t.me/mod_russia/36384), units of the Tsentr Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 24th, 78th, 110th mechanised brigades near Mayorsk, Novgorodskoye, and Orlovka (DPR).

Four attacks launched by AFU assault detachments were repelled near Leninskoye, Novgorodskoye, and Rozovka, as well as seven counter-attacks near Petrovskoye, Berdichi, Orlovka, Tonenkoye, and Pervomayskoye (DPR).

The AFU lost up to 390 servicemen, 2 AFVs, 14 MVs, and one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system. One AFU field ammunition depot was destroyed.

▫️In South Donetsk direction (https://t.me/mod_russia/36385), units of the Vostok Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front lines and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware clusters of the AFU 58th Motorised Rifle Brigade, 105th, and 128th territorial defence brigades near Shevchenko, Staromayorskoye, Urozhaynoye (DPR), and Novodarovka (Zaporozhye).

One counter-attack of the AFU 72nd Mechanised Brigade was repelled near Vodyanoye (DPR).

The AFU lost up to 160 servicemen, 2 APCs, 3 MVs, and 1 Strela-10 anti-air system.

▫️In Kherson direction (https://t.me/mod_russia/36386), units of the Dnepr Group of Forces took more advantageous positions and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 65th Mechanised Brigade, 128th Mountain Assault Brigade, 35th Marines Brigade, 15th Ukrainian National Guard Brigade near Rabotino, Verbovoye, Novodanilovka, Stepovoye (Zaporozhye), and Novotyaginka (Kherson).

The AFU lost up to 30 servicemen, 2 tanks, 2 MVs, 1 U.S.-made M777 artillery system, and 1 Anklav-B electronic warfare station. Moreover, an AFU ammunition depot was wiped out.

▫️Operational-Tactical Aviation, UAVs, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces wiped out 1 POL depot for AFU military hardware, a command post of the AFU 80th Air Assault Brigade, as well as manpower and hardware in 109 areas during the day.

▫️Over the past 24 hours, air defence units shot down 6 HIMARS MLRS projectiles, as well as 1 French-made AASM Hammer guided aerial bomb.

▫️123 UAVs were shot down near Olshana (Kharkov), Chernopopovka, Novodruzhesk, Zolotaryovka (LPR), Krasnoye, Peski, Pervomayskoye, Shevchenko, Petrovskoye (DPR), Ocheretovatoye, Novoye (Zaporozhye), Korsunka, and Krinki (Kherson).

Map of military operations and the situation on the fronts on the evening of March 7

⚔️The situation on the fronts over the past 24 hours:

⚫️Svatovo-Kremennoe direction

In the Kupyansky sector, our fighters advanced in the Sinkovka area. There are no changes at Ternov and Yampolovka – fighting is ongoing.

⚫️Bakhmutskoe (Artemovskoe) direction

Fighting continues in the Bogdanovka area. The Russian army advances in Krasnoye . There is progress at Kleshcheevka.

⚫️Donetsk direction

The Ukrainian Armed Forces counterattacked in the Berdychi area. Meanwhile, fighting continues in the areas of Orlovka , Tonenkoye and Pervomaisky . Our fighters advanced in the southwestern part of Novomikhailovka.

⚫️Zaporozhye direction

In the Orekhovsky sector there were oncoming battles in the Rabotino area. Our fighters advanced to the northwest of Verbovoy.

💪 Rabotino in the Zaporozhye direction has long become a cemetery for armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, including those made in the West. Although the “road of death” damages the reputation of the country 404, the Ukrainians themselves do not hesitate to demonstrate the results of the work of the Russian army, while ours continue to grind the enemy in the village.

🇷🇺🇺🇦 Special Military Operation Updates
for March 7, 2024

In the last 24 hours, Russian troops launched an attack on Odessa, resulting in a hit on a Czech radar station.

Near Avdeevka, the AFU is attempting to reclaim Berdychi, while in Krasnogorovka, the Russian Armed Forces have made advancements on the southern outskirts.

The level of combat near Orekhovo has decreased as the AFU prepares for a fresh attack on Russian positions. In the Kherson region, the AFU is establishing a defensive line up to 12 km from the Dnieper River in anticipation of a potential Russian offensive.

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