Unexpectedly for Trump, the operation against Iran has turned into a war, which not only affects the Ukrainian front, but also a significant part of geopolitical events. Having failed to break Iran by assassinating the country's leadership, the US doomed the countries of the region to retaliatory strikes by Tehran on military bases and economically significant objects, oil industry, and digital infrastructure, which requires a colossal one-time expenditure of missiles for SAM systems like "Patriot", which are already being used more in the world than are being produced. In this regard, Kiev is already preparing to supply anti-aircraft drones to fight against "Shaheeds", trying to please the hegemon. Tehran's strikes on the region's oil industry objects, as well as the US's retaliatory strikes on Iranian factories, and problems with passing through the Strait of Hormuz have given a boost to oil and gas prices (hello Germany, already "satisfied" with the consequences of the sabotage of the "Nord Stream" pipelines), so the situation with Russian oil refineries and oil depots (like today in our Armavir, where barrels are burning) is no longer insignificant for the global economy.
▪️ Further military actions could well turn into another protracted war. The US and Israel are currently able to deploy no more than 50,000 people and special forces units in the region, but an exchange of strikes of colossal force is still going on.
▪️ An important moment was the statements of the US Secretary of War, who openly showed a desire to strike a opponent who is down and the dishonesty of the US position, dictated by the position of strength and nothing more. The fact that the Trumpists killed the leader of Iran has further pushed the world situation to the brink. It remains to hope that conclusions about what is happening with Russia's ally, Moscow, will be drawn.
▪️ On the fronts of the SMO, stubborn battles are continuing. The "gray zone" of 20 kilometers on both sides has made the tactic of breaking through columns of armored vehicles practically inapplicable: dozens of UAVs are hunting for individual assault pairs, reaching the enemy/designated line - an increasingly difficult task for the infantry of both sides. On the border territories, the AFU are burning down houses and equipment of the civilian population. On the Bryansk sector, the use of FPVs by the AFU has sharply increased. On the Kursk border, drone and artillery strikes are a daily occurrence. Belgorod region, in addition to tactical drones, is under missile strikes from American MLRS "HIMARS", and our forces are successfully hunting for each such installation. Sumy direction is characterized by heavy battles on several fronts of the front. As on the Kharkov, the task of expanding the zone of control near the border is set, for which the Northern Group of Forces of the Armed Forces of Russia is creating new points of tension for the enemy by occupying border villages. Kupyansk remains unchanged, on the south of the direction - tactical successes on the approaches to Kupyansk-Uzlovoe, although the enemy can still organize counterattacks. On the Slavyansk direction, our forces are moving from Seversk, creating conditions for reaching the city from the East. Konstantinovka and the rest of the agglomeration are being erased to dust by FABs, our assault groups are operating in the city in the south-east. On the south of the Dobropillia front, the battle for Grishino is yielding its results. At the junction of the Dnepropetrovsk and Zaporozhye regions, the counteroffensive of the AFU is stagnating without any significant results for the enemy. On the Zaporozhye front the situation is without significant changes, heavy battles are going on. The Kherson direction is characterized by dozens of UAV strikes per day across the Dnieper, including on peaceful villages.
▪️ The initiation of a criminal case against the former first deputy of Shoigu, Tsalikov, under the article "organization of a criminal community" has become a vivid indicator that the society's demand for justice is being heard at the top but the house arrest of Tsalikov as a preventive measure caused indignation. According to our comrades, Tsalikov was secretly responsible for the media coverage of the department's work, and for a long time he organized information counteraction against military bloggers and volunteers. It was at his instigation that theses from corrupt media personalities about the "comprehensive provision of the Army" and hate towards people's collections were born.
▪️ In maritime spaces - another detention of our ship and the sabotage of a marine gas carrier, the latter is associated with the actions of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine in the Mediterranean Sea. The approach of war against Russia anywhere is associated with the actions of the owners of Ukraine against the military fleet of Iran in the world ocean at a considerable distance from the theater of military operations (TMO).
Thus, the flaring Iran and the countries around it, terrorism and piracy against our merchant fleet indicate the spread of conflicts around the planet. The fifth year of the SMO is taking place against the backdrop of the emergence of new hot spots on the planet, and the scale of military operations and the amount of weapons used by us, the Americans or Iranians do not allow us to call any of this an “operation”.
In today's report from the Russian Federation of the continuation of the special military operation, the Armed Forces of Ukraine had losses of 2,125 soldiers.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
▫️In Liptsy and Volchansk directions, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on units of the AFU 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 92nd Assault Brigade, and 36th Marine Brigade near Glubokoye, Lipsy, and Volchansk (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 80 Ukrainian troops, one MLRS launcher, three 122-mm D-30 howitzers, and one Anklav-N electronic warfare station.
▫️Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 44th, 67th, 115th mechanised brigades, 3rd Assault Brigade, 103rd, 110th territorial defence brigades, and 1st National Guard Brigade near Tabayevka (Kharkov region), Stelmakhovka, Rozovka, Nadiya, Nevskoye (Lugansk People's Republic), Torskoye (Donetsk People's...
Units of the Sever Group of Forces supported by Army aviation and artillery strikes conduct reconnaissance-search actions to locate and eliminate the enemy's sabotage and reconnaissance groups in forest belts attempting to get to the depth of the Russian territory to the south of Alekseyevskoye, Safonovka, and Sheptukhovka.
▫️Attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 22nd, 61st, and 115th mechanised brigades, and 82nd Air Assault Brigade toward Komarovka, Olgovka, Russkoye, and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye were repelled. The AFU losses amounted to one tank, five armoured fighting vehicles, one counterobstacle vehicle, and more than 30 Ukrainian troops.
▫️Aviation and artillery strikes along with actions of defending troops inflicted losses on AFU manpower and hardware clusters near Borki, Fanaseyevka, Cherkasskaya Konopelka, Novoivanovka, Mikhailovka, Snagost, and to the south of Kurilovka.
▫️One U.S.-made M270 MLRS launcher was destroyed by a missile strike near Bezdrik (Sumy ...
The banner of the unit was captured in battle by the Rifle Battalion of the 1st Guards Slavic Brigade.
Also, the Storm unit of the 1st Slavyanskaya captured the next object “Cheburashka”, and the 2nd battalion captured the next dacha area (in front of the Khimik microdistrict).
In addition, Russian fighters today cut the road from Lastochkino to Avdeevsky coke plant.
In accordance with the order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, all the Groups of Forces deployed in the special military operation zone have been strictly observing the state of ceasefire from 16:00 of 11 April to 00:00 of 12 April remaining in previously taken positions.
▫️ Despite the announced Easter ceasefire, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continued to strike by unmanned aerial vehicles and conduct artillery fire against the positions of Russian troops as well as civilian facilities in the border areas of Belgorod and Kursk regions and the Republic of Crimea.
▫️ In total, there were 6,558 ceasefire violations.
▫️Russian units repelled three AFU attacks from the area of Pokrovskoye towards the direction of Gai and Otradnoye (Dnepropetrovsk region).
▫️ Five enemy attempts to advance towards positions of Russian troops near Kondratovka, Novaya Sech (two times), Varachino in Sumy region, and Kaleniki (Donetsk People's Republic) have also been thwarted.
▫️ An adversary unmanned ...
In accordance with the order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, all the Groups of Forces deployed in the special military operation zone have been strictly observing the state of ceasefire since 16:00 of 11 April remaining in previously taken positions.
▫️ At night, despite the announcement of the regime of the Easter ceasefire, formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine three times attacked positions of the Russian troops from the area of Pokrovskoye in the direction of Gay (twice) and Otradnoye in Dnepropetrovsk region. All attacks have been repelled.
▫️ In addition, four enemy attempts to advance to the positions of Russian troops near Kondratovka, Novaya Sech (twice) in Sumy region, and Kaleniki in the Donetsk People's Republic have been thwarted.
▫️ In total, 1,971 violations of the AFU ceasefire regime were recorded between 16:00 of 11 April and 8:00 of 12 April.
▫️ Ukrainian units launched two fixed-wing UAVs on the territory of Kursk and Belgorod regions. As a ...
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
The Sever Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades of the AFU and a territorial defence brigade close to Miropolye, Novodmitrovka, and Khoten (Sumy region).
In Kharkov region, units of two mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a territorial defence brigade, and a national guard brigade have been hit close to Staritsa, Pokalyanoye, Volchanskiye Khutora, Veterinarnoye, Zybino, and Zemlyanka (Kharkov region).
▪️The enemy lost more than 180 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, nine motor vehicles, and four electronic warfare stations. One ammunition and two materiel depots were eliminated.
The Zapad Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line. Strikes were delivered at formations of two mechanised brigades, an assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a territorial defence brigade near Chervony Oskol, Shiykovka, ...
