The situation in the Ukrainian SMO on March 10 2023

Bakhmut and beyond

Bakhmut Front Update 10/03/23 | Wagner Assaults Bakhmut Steel Plant

Russian Forces Attacking Ukraine’s 2 Most FORTIFIED Cities

Poddubny daily report

The most powerful battles in Bakhmut: PMC “Wagner” forces Bakhmutka and breaks through to the center
Detachments of “musicians” are attacking, trying to break through the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on different flanks. According to media reports, they managed to force the Bakhmutka River and begin to make their way to the city center.
Ukrainian military analysts recognize the critical situation:
▪️”The situation is stably difficult, the PMC is trying to expand the northern flank beyond the West due to the fact that the assaults in the direction of Bogdanovka have not yet led to the desired result,” Ukrainian military analysts write.
▪️ In the north of Bakhmut, Russian troops launched an active offensive against the AZOM plant. From the ground they reported on the advance of the enemy in depth.
▪️ In the south of Bakhmut, the Wagnerites are advancing in several directions. From a forest plantation southeast of the Kvadrata district, PMC stormtroopers launched 7 attacks during the day.
▪️To the east of Ivanovsky, the Russians are pressing no less powerfully to bypass the village and reach T0504.
▪️To the north of Soledar, heavy fighting continues, the “Wagnerites” are trying to break through.
▪️The PMC is now probing for weaknesses in the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and is using the DRG to the maximum.
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The fact that Zelensky again spoke about the need to keep Bakhmut at any cost is associated with the fact that Syrsky (commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces) managed to convince him that this is real, and this will be a great symbolic victory for Ukraine and the clown personally. That is why Zelensky continues to publicly associate himself with the defense of the city, stating that Bakhmut will not be surrendered, and the defense of the city allows the Armed Forces to prepare an offensive.

Thus, Zelensky took full responsibility, and Syrsky received unlimited powers in the operation. And now he again requires reinforcements for Bakhmut and offers to transfer four more brigades from Zaporozhye in order to push the “musicians” from the southern and northern flanks.

He seems to be opposed by Zaluzhny, who is categorically against this plan since it involves the loss of part of the reserves for the spring counteroffensive. At the same time, as the commander-in-chief believes, after the liberation of Bakhmut, the Russian offensive will slow down for objective reasons—due to mudslides. At the same time, attempts at further counterattacks near Bakhmut can completely deprive the Armed Forces of Ukraine of their offensive potential.

But the fact is that the image of Zaluzhny as a tough guy who is able to defend his point of view persists. Heavily exaggerated.  The Ze-team easily bends him, forcing him to voice narratives with which he does not agree. And he tries to convey his thoughts through bloggers like Yuri Butusov or dashing retirees like Sergei Krivonos.

In fact, he is actually removed from command, and the same Syrsky has much more powers. Moreover, his American masters, according to rumors, were able to convince him of the success of the battle for Bakhma. Yermak promised Sullivan Bakhmut to keep and defeat Wagner PMC.

It is reported from the field that a serious battle is going on in the market area on the right bank of Artemovsk (Bakhmut).

Presumably, the advanced groups of the Wagner PMCs were able to force the Bakhmutka River and began moving towards the city center.
According to RT, between the market, the bus station and the building of Artemovsky school No. 5 there is a company strongpoint of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with a system of passages under houses and an ammunition storage.

From there, tunnels lead to the central part of the city — to the alley between the lower and upper parks, the Avangard stadium, as well as the Artemovsky pre-trial detention center and the machine-building plant.

These points are located in the geographical center of the city.

The transfer of forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the Zaporozhye direction to the Artemivsk area (the Ukrainian name is Bakhmut) was noticed, Vladimir Rogov, chairman of the movement “We are together with Russia,” told us.

 ”The transfer of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the Zaporozhye direction to Artemivska is fixed. At the same time, the grouping of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, located in the Zaporozhye direction, does not decrease, the transfer of mobilized units, units that are on rotation, and trained in the West of the Vesushniks was noticed,” he said.

According to Rogov, “70,000 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are now concentrated on the entire Zaporozhye section of the contact line.”

Counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Artemivsk – concentration of forces

Judging by intelligence data, the enemy is preparing very seriously for the “unblockade” of Artemovsk.

In total, 20 brigades are expected to participate in the counteroffensive (including 2 tank and 3 artillery brigades). It is clear that some of them are no longer “complete”, but the force is formidable (and besides, they are basically all the elite of the Armed Forces of Ukraine). In total, up to 50,000 – 55,000 people on the front from north of Soledar to the northern outskirts of Toretsk (not counting the “meat” from the defense).

True, ours is also preparing for this. According to foreign sources, regular units of the RF Armed Forces are being drawn here to help the Wagners.

According to the Ukrainian side, the offensive should begin as early as next week.

Russian units are preparing to repel the offensive of three armed Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Artemovsk (Ukrainian name – Bakhmut) in the near future.

This was announced live on the TV channel “Russia-1″ by the commander of the special forces “Akhmat”, deputy commander of the 2nd army Corps of the People’s Militia of the LPR Apty Alaudinov.

According to him, the operation to “unblock Artemovsk” is planned by the NATO leadership. He said that leaving Artemovsk for the enemy would incur “image losses” rather than “operational and tactical”.

Cautiously positive information flies from the battles near Ivanovsky on the Bakhmut-Konstantinovka highway under Khromovo. There has been pressure on runway T0504 all day today. Having withdrawn to Dubovo-Vasilyevka units of the Nazis from Khromovo and Bogdanovka, the musicians somewhat changed the direction of the attack.
This leap forward with a change in the direction of the impact, as well as constant pressure on enemy units, does not allow the Nazis to regroup and bring in reserves. And, of course, it exhausts the enemy.
In addition, this is constant pressure on the most important “southwestern wing” of the Bakhmut defense to cut the T0504 highway, as well as dirt roads in this direction

Denis Pushilin: Stormtroopers of PMC “Wagner” arrived directly from the front line to be awarded orders and medals of the Donetsk People’s Republic.

Guys are heroic. On the entrusted sectors of the front , the “musicians” demonstrate the best traditions of the Russian military brotherhood : strength, power, fearlessness, a sense of elbow and movement only forward. They act like a well-coordinated mechanism.

Thousands of civilians were rescued by Wagner fighters. The help that the “musicians” provide to our fellow countrymen in the liberated settlements at the first opportunity, organizing evacuation, providing medical care and delivering food and water to the population right under enemy fire, causes great respect and gratitude.

Wagner entered AZOM Plant

🔹 Wagner PMCs assault squads have entered the territory of the #Artyomovsk Metal Processing Plant (AZOM) from the north and begin to advance deep into the territory of the industrial enterprise.

🔹 My colleagues and I have repeatedly written about the complexity of storming the facility earlier, see 👉 Report 21 Feb 2023 (https://t.me/sitreports/4832).

🔹 AZOM is a huge territory with dense industrial buildings and a network of underground utilities that goes underground for dozens of floors.

Prigozhin said that after the capture of Bakhmut he intends to “reboot” PMC “Wagner”

“Surely we will take Artyomovsk. after that, we will slowly start to reboot, decrease, and then we will move to the stage and start recruiting people in different regions.

And Wagner PMC should turn from just a private company, the best in the world, I emphasize, an army that is capable of defending the state, it will turn into an army with an ideology, and this ideology is just a struggle for justice! – said Prigozhin.

Russian fighters “immediately” managed to capture four important strongholds in the direction of Svatovo-Kremen, repelling the attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. A soldier with the call sign “Askold” shared with Izvestia correspondent Dmitry Zimenkin the details of a tense battle.

“Askold” is confident in the productive advance of our troops over the past week, during which all enemy counterattacks were repulsed:

“They went down twice, the attacks were protracted. Well done paratroopers, withstood”

 The paratrooper emphasized that the actions of his unit included competent tactical planning, where the fighters covered each other and went on the counterattack, and heavy artillery and equipment increased firepower.

“The second time the Ukrainian troops went on the attack and they did not succeed, ” Askold noted.

In the process of a fierce battle, the Ukrainian nationalists quickly ran out of steam, and when the second attack failed, they began to retreat: “they broke off,” the soldier concluded.

The Ukrainian Orthodox Church has been informed by President Zelensky’s government that it is to be expelled from its holiest site – the Kiev Caves Lavra (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv_Pechersk_Lavra) – by the end of March.

The canonically-recognised Orthodox church in the country has prayed and struggled there for over 1,000 years.

Russian Defence Ministry Report on the Progress of the Special Military Operation (10 March 2023)⚡️
 
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
 
◽️ In Kupyansk direction, the Zapad Group of Forces’ artillery has hit enemy manpower close to Stelmakhovka (Lugansk People’s Republic), Gryanikovka, Sinkovka, and Timkovka (Kharkov region).

💥 Up to 40 Ukrainian military and two motor vehicles were hit in this direction over the past 24 hours.
 
◽️ In Krasny Liman direction, Missile Troops and Artillery of the ‘Tsentr’ Group of Forces have inflicted fire damage on enemy units close to Ampolovka, Krasny Liman, Grigorovka (Donetsk People’s Republic) and Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People’s Republic).

💥 The enemy’s losses in this direction during the day amounted to 120 Ukrainian troops, two pickup trucks, a D-30 howitzer, and one US-made M777 artillery system.
 
◽️ In Donetsk direction, more than 120 Ukrainian troops, seven armoured fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, a D-20 and D-30 howitzer, as well as a Gvozdika self-propelled artillery unit have been neutralised as part of active operations of the ‘Yug’ Group of Forces, air strikes, and artillery fire.
 
◽️ In South Donetsk and Zaporozhye districts, Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery of the ‘Vostok’ Group of Forces carried out a complex shelling of AFU units in the areas of Ugledar (Donetsk People’s Republic), Gulyaipole, Preobrazhenka and Shcherbaki (Zaporozhye region).

💥 More than 50 Ukrainian servicemen, one tank, three pick-up trucks, and a D-30 howitzer have been destroyed during the day.
 
◽️ In Kherson direction, up to 20 Ukrainian servicemen, four vehicles, and a Gvozdika self-propelled artillery unit have suffered casualties during the day as a result of the shelling.
 
💥 Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have neutralised 83 AFU artillery units at their firing positions, enemy’s manpower and hardware in 127 areas during the day.

💥In addition, a Ukrainian S-300 anti-aircraft missile system was obliterated close to Petropavlovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
 
💥 Fighter aviation of Russian Aerospace Forces has shot down one Su-27 aircraft of Ukrainian Air Force near Maryinka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
 
💥 During the day, air defence forces have shot down nine HIMARS MLRS shells and destroyed seven Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles near Sinkovka (Kharkov region), Rusin Yar, Stepnoye, Staromayorskoye, Vladimirovka, and Ugledar (Donetsk People’s Republic), as well as Pologi (Zaporozhye region).

Special Operation, 10 Mar 2023, Main; pub. 22:21

▪️ Ukrainian troop losses in several directions amounted to about 350 military personnel in 24 hours;

▪️ Washington has not deactivated its biolaboratories in #Ukraine, despite relevant statements by US spokesman John Kirby, Kiev continues to cooperate with the Pentagon on nearly 50 types of bacteria and viruses, the Russian Ministry of Defense said;

▪️ The West has decided that the hybrid war against Russia should go for life and death, Lavrov said;

▪️ Western countries are very close to seriously discussing the prospect of sending allied troops into #Ukraine, Orban said;

▪️ Macron and Sunak said they intend to help Kiev launch a counteroffensive;

▪️ Ukrainian media reported for the first time on the use of the US “smart bomb” JDAM by Kiev troops near #Artyomovsk;

▪️ A number of Western officials believe that #Russia’s recent measures to erect robust defensive lines have made the prospect of a “Kiev breakthrough” less likely, Wall Street Journal reported;

▪️ Despite propaganda streams of hatred and brainwashing of the Ukrainian population, there remain rivulets of sober approaches to future relations with #Russia, Peskov said, commenting on calls in Kiev for dialogue with the Russian Federation.

⚡️ (https://t.me/readovkanews/54463)🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ War Map and the Situation on the Fronts in the Evening of 10 Mar 2023; pub. 00:04⚡️

⚔️ Situation on the Fronts for the past Day

🔹#Svatovo – #Kremennaya (#Starobelsk) Direction:

➖ The militants, backed up by reserves, attempted to break through our positions near #Chervonopopovka, but were met with fire from the RF Armed Forces.
➖ Also, the Russian army, supported by artillery and aviation, is attacking in the #Serebryanskoye forestry, the enemy has lost several strongholds.
➖ In addition, ours are advancing near #Belogorovka with the aim of advancing towards #Spornoye DPR.

🔹#Artyomovsk (#Bakhmut) Sector:

➖ Fighters of the Wagner PMC are consolidating in Dubovo-Vasilyevka, advancing in parallel towards #Bogdanovka.
➖ “Orchestrants” managed to force Bakhmutka and start advancing into the centre of #Artyomovsk. Ours are also advancing in the AZOM plant.

🔹#Donetsk & #SouthDonetsk Directions:

➖ The Russian army continues to advance on #Avdeyevka, as a result of the Ukrainian air defence suppression our aviation is active.
➖ In #Maryinka, fierce positional fighting in the centre of the city.

💥 According to the Ministry of Defence, Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Ukrainian Su-27 near DPR’s #Maryinka.