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The situation in the Ukrainian SMO on May 03 2023

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Zelenskiy says Ukraine to launch counter-offensive soon, expects warplanes afterwards

Russian onslaught makes Zelensky ‘hide’ offensive plan from U.S; Pentagon leaks trigger divide

Ukrainian forces are unable to use their German-made Panzerhaubitze 2000 howitzers due to the muddy terrain on the Ukrainian battlefield. The 155mm self-propelled weapons are barely moving forward because of the mud, the New York Times had reported. .The U.S., Ukraine’s primary supporter, is worried that when the Ukrainian counteroffensive begins, it may not have the desired effect.

Moscow warned Kiev and its Western sponsors about the inevitable sad consequences of the planned counteroffensive, the Russian Armed Forces are ready for any development of events

Almost all air defense systems have begun to be removed from strategic structures in preparation for a front-line counteroffensive. Some systems will remain to cover Kiev and Odessa. The capital is covered by American patriots. This is reported by the Ukrainian TG channel “Resident”.

Kiev no longer trusts Western countries and does not share military plans with them.

This causes concern in Europe and the US, reports Politico.

Ukraine is hiding details of a potential counteroffensive from allies. This is partly due to the recent scandal over leaked documents at the Pentagon.
 

A round-the-clock curfew is introduced in Kherson from 20:00 on May 5 to 06:00 on May 8.

According to the Ukrainian authorities, during these 58 hours it will be forbidden to move and be on the streets of the city, and the city will also be closed for entry and exit.

Previously, similar curfews in the cities of Ukraine were carried out for the covert transfer of military equipment and personnel in order to minimize the leakage of information. However, such large-scale restrictions are unprecedented and are introduced right on the eve of the expected Ukrainian counteroffensive.

Ukrainian sources report that a White House representative, Sullivan, or CIA Director Burns, should arrive in Kiev in the coming days to push through Biden’s demands: an offensive or negotiations that Zelensky allegedly ignores.

Plans of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to organize an armed provocation at the facilities of Pridnestrovie during the celebration of the Day of Victory over Fascism

 Information has been received on the concentration of combat groupings of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in close proximity to the borders of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic.

In the period from May 9 to May 15, one of the battle groups from the area of the settlement. Razdelnoye plans to advance in the direction of the city of Tiraspol (PMR) in order to carry out an armed provocation on the demarcation line and divert the main forces of the Operational Group of Russian Forces in the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova.

With the beginning of the armed provocation, another grouping of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the north of the Odessa region will advance in the direction of the settlement. Kolbasna (PMR) to capture the ammunition depots located there.

Preparation for the two-mover, developed in Kiev, is carried out for at least two months. To this end, since the beginning of March, in the areas of the settlements of Dachnoe, Kamenka and Razdelnaya in the Odessa region, by order of local authorities, agricultural hangars have been transferred to the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to accommodate personnel and military equipment.

In March-April, up to 4,000 servicemen and armored vehicles were deployed to these settlements, which are deployed battalion-by-battalion in part of the liberated hangars. Locations change every 2-3 days.

Putin survives alleged ‘assassination attempt’ at Kremlin

Russia vows ‘revenge’

Extraordinarily dangerous

‘We don’t attack Putin,’ says Zelenskiy on Kremlin drone strike

Kremlin Attacked- What do we know, What does it mean?

The Kremlin drone attack was a PR stunt, obviously. So are most things the GAE’s client regime in Kiev tends to do. Zelensky just happened to be in Finland, of course, and blatantly lied to everyone (“we do not attack Russian territory” — yes you bloody well do) and then immediately begged for more weapons. Because that’s what he does.

I’ve said it before here, and I haven’t changed my mind, that Russia sucks at communicating with the West — or Ukraine — and that it should have moved in a more timely and forceful manner to enforce its “red lines,” instead of just watching as the West kept escalating. Then again, what’s possible and what is likely depends mainly on the mentality of the people involved. “We don’t do that” — where “that” ranges from color revolutions and coups to assassination and military reprisals — is a thing for Moscow. So that’s unlikely to change.

But to be entirely fair, the West sucks at understanding Russia, too — all of its actions are calibrated to deal with a projection of itself, not actual reality. That includes this drone stunt, the bomb attacks on Dugina and Tatarsky, the Crimea Bridge attack, the shelling of Donbass civilians… apparently no one in Kiev or Washington remembers Beslan and Nord/Ost, or how Putin ended the Second Chechen War…

After today’s terrorist attack, there are no options left except for the physical elimination of Zelensky and his clique — Dmitry Medvedev

Former adviser to Zelensky Oleksii Arestovich considers the drone strike on the Kremlin to be a provocation by the Russian authorities in order to scare the West with the threat of escalation.

“This is pure provocation. Ukraine does not benefit from such an escalation now, because we need systemic support for the counteroffensive, political and military. The purpose of the provocation is to scare the West on the eve of the counteroffensive in order to weaken support at least a little, ”Arestovich said.

Recall that the Kremlin blames Ukraine for the attack. Zelensky denies involvement. And the Russian opposition leader Ilya Ponomarev that the strike was carried out by “anti-Putin” partisans.

Kremlin: We reserve the right to respond when and how it sees fit — TASS

in the last few hours a certain concern has spread among the UKROS chats that has turned into hysteria about a NUCLEAR ☢️ attack on Kiev 

To be honest, the whole of Russia is waiting for an adequate response to the raid on the Kremlin.

Attempts to pass off another bombing of an electrical substation as an “act of retaliation” are no longer acceptable by society.

Dryly, without hysterics, having properly aimed, our Army must deliver such a blow, which will be written about in the history books, from which the “radical turning point in the war” began.

If there is no such blow, it will raise such questions that mantras like “Putin is working in the wrong place” and “there is no particular damage” will not work.

The enemy hit the Kremlin.

Yevgeny Prigozhin reports that the Armed Forces of Ukraine have begun a counteroffensive in Bakhmut.

Briefly about Bakhmut: Rough overview because I can’t/may not say too much at the moment, I was informed.

Overall there are no major changes. Heavy fighting along Larysy Shepitko Street, Olympic School Area and the Post Office.

To the south, on the other side of Chajkovskogo Street and around the monument to the plane, fierce fighting is also raging.

The high rise buildings are heavily shot through by artillery. Likewise the area of   the children’s hospital.

On the flanks, hellish battles are raging in the Khromovo and Ivanivske areas. Positions change hands here every hour.

UA attempts counterattacks in some areas. These only serve to slow down Wagner’s advance. Regained areas, UA can only hold for 2-3 hours and then has to retreat again as the pressure from Wagner becomes too great again.
Since the afternoon, however, the artillery fire from UA has noticeably increased, which slows down and complicates Wagner’s advance somewhat.

Both sides have recruited a certain manpower. Wagner wants to take Bakhmut as soon as possible. They know the UA offensive is imminent.
UA has also built tremendous manpower in the Kramatorsk, Konstantinovka and Chasiv Yar metropolitan areas. They may want to try to bypass Bakhmut to encircle Wagner from the flanks. To be honest, I think so too now. We’ll see in the next few days.

When certain operations have started, I can say more again. But it’s still too early for that now.

It may be that I can say more tomorrow, will show up tomorrow during the night and during the day.

But UA has not yet launched a massive attack in Bakhmut. And Wagner hasn’t lost any major territory either. Please don’t fall for fakes. Media operations are now also increasingly picking up speed from UA. Don’t believe everything that is told.
You don’t have to believe everything I say, but I think I’ve always been right about Bakhmut because of my contacts.

Wagner knows what it is doing and it will lead to success. 

Ukrainian Post Bakhmut

Fighting continues in the city. Namely, near the tank unit. They are trying to push through the private sector.

Our troops have withdrawn a little bit, because there is nothing left to hold.

There are no changes in the western neighbourhoods.

Khromovoye is hell. Ivanivske is the same.

Our soldiers are holding key defence points.

No changes on the northern flank.

Difficult battles continue. The situation remains extremely difficult and depends solely on the resilience of our soldiers!

Bakhmut Front Update [3 May 2023]

Bakhmut Endgame | Wagner Reaches Ukraine’s FINAL Defensive Line | Bakhmut Front Update 03/05/23

Evgeny Prigozhin with the daily Summary of the Situation in #Bakhmut⚡️

🔹 The units of the Wagner PMCs advanced 230 meters and took control of an area of 54 square meters. meters;
🔹 Under the control of the APU – 2.64 sq. km of the city territory;
🔹 Wagner losses – 116 people killed;
🔹 Projectile starvation is the most acute;
🔹 The AFU launched a counteroffensive.

Voenkor Kotenok Z

The enemy attacked the Zaporozhye front
▪️In the evening, after artillery preparation, the armored group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine again went on the offensive in the Orekhov area of   Pohovsky district of Zaporozhye region.
▪️ Enemy forces were fired upon by our reconnaissance and motor guns.
▪️ Tanks have already come to the rescue, howitzers are actively hitting the enemy.
▪️ The enemy has already lost armored vehicles, at least one tank is on fire.
▪️ The fight is going on.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine launched an attack in the direction of Orekhovsky in the Zaporozhye region, an enemy tank and an armored personnel carrier were hit, the battle continues – Rogov on the situation on the Zaporozhye front.

In Zaporozhye, KAB guided munitions are being actively deployed on positions behind the advancing enemy, cutting off the attacking Ukrainian units from the main forces.

Zaporizhzhia Front Probing Attacks

Failure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the Zaporozhye Front: ours repelled the attack , the enemy suffered casualties
 ▪️On the evening of May 3rd, 2023, after a small artillery preparation with sparse support from armored vehicles, the infantry of the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked in the area of ​​the settlement. Rabotino near the town of Orekhov in the Pohovsky district of the Zaporozhye region.
▪️ The task of the assault group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was to capture the defender of the 291st regiment.
▪️ Our scouts recognized the movements of the enemy group in time and responded with fire together with motorized gunners.
▪️ Tanks quickly came to the rescue and artillery joined them.
▪️ Armed forces of Ukraine began to suffer casualties and retreat, at least one unit of armored vehicles was burned at the beginning of the battle.
▪️ Our howitzers and mortars continued to hit the retreating enemy, increasing the number of casualties.
t.me/RVvoenkor

Vladislav Ugolny reports:

According to my sources, the Russian forces, pissed off by the insolence of the Khokhols, are now counter-attacking near Orekhovo to occupy Ukrainian positions “on the heels of the retreating” Ukrainian troops.

Specialists from the Zabaykalsky Military District’s drone swarm have been brought into the fight. The 18th Machine Gun Artillery Division (PULAD) are digging up buried T-55s in order to move them to the most endangered area.

The front has come into motion.

The fighters of “Akhmat” and the grouping of troops “South” entered the territory of the chalk production in Belogorovka, pushing the enemy 1.5 km away.

This was announced by the Deputy Commander of the 2nd Army Corps of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the commander of the special forces “Akhmat” Apty Alaudinov.

Battle for Maryinka situation as of 16.00 May 3, 2023

🔻 Tankers of the Southern Military District @tankistrossii100 report that after breaking through the defense of the AFU near Druzhby Avenue, fighting continues in the low-rise buildings of the city.

▪️ Paratroopers of the 79th Airborne Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces are trying to counterattack using small-sized FPV drones, as well as fire support from artillerymen.

▪️ A howitzer battalion of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade of the AFU, as well as a tank battalion, previously deployed in the Vuhledar sector, was transferred to the Konstantinovka area south of Maryinka .

▪️ In addition, due to heavy losses in the 79th brigade, detachments of French mercenaries were transferred to the Marinka area to strengthen the defense of the city.

▪️ Despite all the efforts of the Ukrainian formations, the Russian fighters managed to break through the defense of the AFU near the territory of “Gorgaz” on the southern outskirts and gain a foothold in this area.

Ukraine opens new front against Putin? Russia’s key oil facility up in flames near Crimea bridge

Another Derailed Train. Attack Of Drones. Hunting For Fuel

Ukrainian drones attacked a military airfield in the Bryansk region on the night of May 3, according to the media.

According to preliminary data? in total, 5 UAVs participated in the attack. 2 of them were destroyed from small arms, 2 more exploded on the territory of the airfield. Another drone was not found. As a result of the attack, an unused An-124 received minor damage. There were no casualties.

Presumably, the target of the attack could be the Sescha airfield in the Bryansk region, operated by the military transport aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces. At the same airfield, there are a large number of An-124s unsuitable for flights, one of which could have been hit by a drone.

Moscow:

▪️ Two Ukrainian UAVs attacked the Kremlin residence of the President of Russia: one of the drones exploded over the dome of the Senate building, fragments of the second UAV fell on the territory of the Kremlin.

🔻Krasnodar Territory:

▪️Ukrainian drones attacked an oil depot in the village of Volna, Temryuk region: one of the drones was intercepted on approach, the second fell on a fuel tank. A major fire broke out at the facility.

🔻 Border areas:

▪️In the Bryansk region, five Ukrainian drones attacked a military airfield near the village of Sescha: two UAVs exploded on the site, damaging an unused An-124 aircraft.

▪️ The AFU shelled the village of Tetkino in the Kursk region for the second time in the past two days: 15 residential buildings, a gas pipeline, a power line and a polyclinic building were damaged.

🔻Starobelsk direction:

▪️Artillery duels and mutual reconnaissance continue along the entire line of contact in the Kupiansk sector.

▪️ In the Lyman sector, units of the Russian Armed Forces Forces are engaged in positional battles in the area of Makeevka and the Zhuravka gully.

🔻Soledar direction:

▪️On the western outskirts of Bakhmut, PMC Wagner units expanded their zone of control along Pobedy Street.

At the same time, the assault on enemy strongholds on Liberators of Donbass Street continues.

🔻 Donetsk direction ( map (https://t.me/rybar/46582) ):

▪️ In Marinka, after the breakthrough of the defense of the AFU near Druzhby Avenue, fighting continues in the private sector.

On the southern outskirts of the city, Russian units pushed through the defense of the AFU and entered the territory of Gorgaz.

▪️ Ukrainian formations once again shelled the Donetsk agglomeration: In the Petrovsky district of the capital of the DPR, civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged.

Mospino, Yakovlevka, Stepnoe and Gorlovka also came under attack: two people were injured and several houses were damaged.

🔻 Zaporizhia direction:

▪️Ukrainian units, with the support of armored vehicles, attempted an offensive in the Orekhovsky sector.

🔻 Southern front. Kherson direction:

▪️ Russian troops have attacked AFU military forces in Tyaginka, Tokarevka and Kherson, and used guided bombs on identified targets in Kizomys.

In turn, the Ukrainian formations fired on civilian objects on the left bank of the Kherson region: residential buildings in Aleshki, Kakhovka and Novaya Kakhovka were also under attack.

🔹 Political and other events:

▪️ The United States announced a new $ 300 million military aid package to Ukraine, including 155mm howitzers, HIMARS rockets and Hydra 70 unguided rockets.

▪️ Finnish President Sauli Niinistö, in a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, said that his country would not transfer its fighters until it received the F-35.

▪️ Minister of Culture of Ukraine Oleksandr Tkachenko said that the Verkhovna Rada has passed a bill to simplify the process of dismantling monuments associated with the Russian Empire and the Soviet legacy.

▪️ In order to hide the movement of equipment and personnel in Kherson, a round-the-clock curfew is introduced from 20:00 on May 5 to 06:00 on May 8. According to the Ukrainian authorities, it will be forbidden to move and be on the streets of the city for 58 hours.

War Map and the Situation on the Fronts in the Evening of 3 May 2023; pub. 00:05⚡️

⚡️ Tonight two Ukrainian drones attacked (https://t.me/readovkanews/58070) the #Moscow #Kremlin. What happened is qualified (https://t.me/readovkanews/58064) as an act of terrorism and an attempt on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s life. 404 immediately began denying the attack, thinking it would help. The line is too red (https://t.me/readovkaru/3197). Especially in the run-up to the expected Ukrainian offensive.

⚔️ Situation on the Fronts for the past Day

🔹#Svatovo – #Kremennaya Direction:

▪️ Russian forces under artillery cover are advancing in the direction of #Belogorovka and in #Serebryanskoye forestry. Our forces also attacked enemy positions in #Novoselovskoye.

🔹#Artyomovsk (#Bakhmut) Sector:

▪️ In the western part of #Artyomovsk, the “Orchestrators” are successfully advancing along Pobeda Street, extending their zone of control. In addition, ours are storming enemy strongholds on the Liberators of Donbass Street.

🔹#Donetsk Direction:

➖ In the #Avdeyevka sector, the Russian army attacked in the area of #Severnoye.
➖ The storming of #Pervomayskoye continues.
➖ In #Maryinka, ours continue to knock out the militants in the low-rise development. In the south of the town, the RF Armed Forces managed to break through the enemy defence near Gorgaz.

🔹#Zaporozhye Direction:

▪️ The AFU attempted (https://t.me/readovkanews/58094) an offensive near #Orekhov, but the militants were met by Russian reconnaissance, motorized riflemen and artillery. Also ours spared no shells for the retreating enemy.

💥 The Russian Army is practising on AFU targets (https://t.me/readovkanews/58105) in #Slavyansk, #Konstantinovka and #Kurakhovo. At the latter point a large ammunition depot was targeted – there is a fire at the site of the arrival.
 

Special Operation, 3 May 2023, Main; pub. 22:16 ⚡️

▪️ The Kiev regime has attempted a strike using two drones against Putin’s #Kremlin residence, the Kremlin press service has said. The Russian Federation regards the attack as a terrorist act and an attempt on the head of state and reserves the right to retaliate;

▪️ Kiev has lost more than 90 militants in #Kupyansk and Krasny #Liman directions, more than 385 in #Donetsk and up to 40 in #Kherson during the day, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said;

▪️ Russian air defence system shoots down JDAM guided air bomb, MoD said;

▪️ Zelensky said Ukrainian troops will soon go on offensive, hopes to receive planes after he does;

▪️ Rogov said Ukrainian militants went on the offensive south of #Orekhov in the #Zaporozhye region, they were met with targeted fire, the enemy is suffering casualties in manpower and equipment;

▪️ Advisor to Crimean leader Kryuchkov said that two strike drones were shot down by air defence forces in the region.

Russian Defence Ministry Report on the Progress of the Special Military Operation (3 May 2023)⚡️

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
 
💥 In Kupyansk direction, aviation and artillery of the Zapad Group of Forces have engaged the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Stelmakhovka (Lugansk People’s Republic), and Kamenka (Kharkov region).

◽️ Up to 40 Ukrainian troops, 2 armoured fighting vehicles, 3 motor vehicles, and 1 D-30 howitzer were destroyed.
 
💥 In Krasny Liman direction, Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery of the Tsentr Group of Forces engaged the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Nevskoye and Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People’s Republic).

◽️ Up to 50 Ukrainian personnel, one armoured fighting vehicle, 2 pick-up trucks, and 2 Msta-B howitzers.
 
💥 In Donetsk direction, the assault squads continue fighting in the west part of the city of Artyomovsk. Russia’s Airborne Troops have been paralysing the enemy’s action on the flanks. Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, artillery, and heavy flamethrowers of the Yug Group of Forces have foiled enemy’s attempts to counter-attack from the areas of Bogdanovka and Grigorovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).

◽️ The Russian aviation have made 9 sorties in this area during the day. The Group’s artillery have performed 63 firing missions.

◽️The enemy’s losses in this direction during the day amounted to over 385 Ukrainian servicemen and mercenaries, 1 tank, 4 armoured fighting vehicles, 4 motor vehicles, and D-20 and D-30 howitzers.
 
💥 In South Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, aviation and artillery of the Vostok Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on AFU units close Ugledar (Donetsk People’s Republic), and Temirovka and Gulyaypole (Zaporozhye region).

◽️ Total enemy losses in these directions amounted to over 70 Ukrainian troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, 4 motor vehicles, and 1 Giatsint-B howitzer.
 
💥 In Kherson direction, more than 40 Ukrainian servicemen, 3 motor vehicles, 1 Giatsint-B howitzer, and 1 Akatsiya self-propelled gun have been eliminated during the day.
 
💥 Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Group of Forces have engaged 86 AFU artillery units, manpower and hardware in 102 areas during the day.

◽️ 1 U.S.-manufactured AN/TPQ-50 counterbattery warfare radar has been destroyed near Stepnogorsk (Zaporozhye region).

◽️ An ammunition depot was annihilated close to Progress (Sumy region).
 
💥 The air defence forces intercepted four HIMARS MLRS projectiles and one U.S.-made JDAM bomb during the day.

◽️ Moreover, 16 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have been shot down close to Podstepnoye (Kherson region), Olshany, Svatovo (Lugansk People’s Republic), Sergeyevka, Volnovkha, Vasilyevka (Donetsk People’s Republic), Tavolzhanka (Kharkov region), and Romashkovo (Sumy region).

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