The situation in the Ukrainian SMO on May 10 2023

Ukraine Spring Counter Offensive: Exclusive Report From Outskirts Of Zaporizhzhia

The Bundeswehr believes that there are no conditions for a counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine yet

Inspector General of the Bundeswehr Breuer: There are no conditions for the AFU counteroffensive yet

Inspector General of the Bundeswehr (German Armed Forces) Carsten Broer expressed the opinion that so far there have been no conditions for a full-scale offensive by Ukraine, but preparations are in full swing.

“The ground is still swampy and wet. In some places, there are still large lakes in the fields. In recent weeks, there have not yet been conditions for a full-scale offensive,” Breuer explained in an interview with the DPA news agency. “But during all the negotiations, it became clear to me that the planning of the Ukrainian offensive is in full swing,” he added.

NATO said that the chiefs of the General Staff did not discuss the supply of aircraft to Ukraine

The chiefs of the General Staffs of the Armed Forces of NATO and Sweden did not discuss on Wednesday with the military representative of Ukraine to the alliance the supply of aircraft to Kiev. This was stated at a press conference following the meeting by the head of the NATO Military Committee, Rob Bauer.

“No, we did not discuss the delivery of aircraft to Ukraine today,” he said, answering journalists’ questions about consultations on the situation in Ukraine with the military representative of this country in the permanent mission of Ukraine to NATO.

NATO stated that they should be ready for a conflict at any moment

The head of the NATO military committee, Admiral Rob Bauer, argues that the alliance countries should be ready for a possible conflict at any time, and therefore it is necessary to further strengthen collective defense.

“We must be prepared for the fact that the conflict can knock on our doors at any moment… NATO’s military services are monitoring Russia’s increasingly aggressive behavior pattern. Together we have achieved the most significant strengthening since the Cold War, but this work is not completed,” Bauer said at a press conference following a meeting of the committee at the level of chiefs of general staff.

He added that greater integration of military planning at the NATO and national levels will allow the alliance to ensure that all countries act together. “The integration of military planning at the NATO and national levels will allow us to achieve what the NATO flag symbolizes, we will be guided together by one compass,” Bauer said.

Zelensky’s office requested 3000 drones from the West to strike new regions of Russia

Ukraine needs at least three thousand more drones to destroy the Russian infrastructure, said Mikhailo Podolyak, adviser to the head of the office of Vladimir Zelensky.

“How many drones should we use and get them to destroy the entire (Russian – ed.) infrastructure along the front line? A thousand, 2 thousand, 3 thousand drones of different modifications. The drone is a key element of the war,” Podolyak said on the Rada TV channel.

“The Kremlin considers Kiev’s attempt to attack the Kremlin with drones as an outrageous move that equates Ukraine with state sponsors of terrorism” - Dmitry Peskov, press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation

“Russia is slowly acting on the territory of Ukraine, because it is conducting a special military operation, not a war” – Peskov

Josep Borrell acknowledge in Spanish TV that without NATO involvement Ukraine would be defeated and totally occupied in a matter of days:

- I know how to end the war immediately: I stop providing military assistance to Ukraine, and Ukraine will surrender in a few days.

Adviser to the head of the President’s Office Mykhailo Podolyak does not agree with Borrell’s assessment that without the help of the West, Ukraine “will surrender in a few days”

“The cessation of arms supplies to Ukraine absolutely does not mean an “immediate end to the war”. The only way out is the immediate withdrawal of the Russian occupying forces from foreign sovereign territory,” said the talkative fool adviser.

According to him, the cessation of supplies means only the expansion of the scale of the war and its transfer to other territories.

“Put the right accents,” he pointed out to Borrell on his Twitter page.

 Yakov Kedmi on the Ukrainian army’s counter-offensive and the start of negotiations on Ukraine :

There are two directions of development. The first is on the front. Ukraine will probably have to launch some offensive actions there after all. And in response to that and after they are over, Russia will already be carrying out its plans. The second option is that Russia will not wait for an offensive by the Ukrainian army but will conduct active offensives itself to achieve real military results on the battlefield which it believes can lead to the end of the conflict.
And the second thing is that, and this is not being talked about, China is trying to find some way out, but this is being strenuously resisted by the US and the West. First of all, because they can’t give China any kind of international success again. And because at this stage in the situation in Ukraine, it is not in their plans to start any negotiations. They will start or try to start them only after the failure of the Ukrainian army. They hope that they can do so after the Russian army has failed, but there is much less chance of that.

Another batch of kamikaze drones flies across Ukraine.
Already seen over the Zaporozhye region.

Plus, the threat of arrivals of Iskanders and FABs (regions near the line of contact).

In fact, now the number of strikes on the rear of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will increase every day.

Statements of Dmitry Peskov that he told the television channel ATV.

🔺The West made many mistakes, deceived Russia and thus forced to start a special military operation

🔺Special military operation is very difficult, but certain goals have been achieved in a year

🔺It’s hard to imagine that anyone in the world would seriously consider using an ICC warrant against Putin, the leader of a nuclear power

🔺Putin does not tolerate incompetent people

🔺Western countries are interested in interaction, where they are “from above”, and Russia is “from below”, they are not interested in equal cooperation

🔺Russia is too strong a state to give up its positions under pressure from the West

🔺The Kremlin will not communicate with the Western media until they begin to show at least some interest in the truth.

🔺The enemy still needs to be moved “considerable distances” from the cities of Donbass

🔺Demilitarization was declared one of the goals of the NWO, and Russia managed to “pretty beat up the military machine of Ukraine”, this work will continue

🔺Russian Federation has no doubt that Artemovsk(Bakhmut) will be taken

🔺Unified Russian forces participate in the SMO, they pursue one goal, no matter what statements are made.
Dear Evgeny Viktorovich! The correspondent of the edition “Notepad” addresses you. Our editors would like to ask you the following question:

In recent days, there have been many events related to the presence of PMC “Wagner” in Bakhmut, as well as the issuance of ammunition to the fighters. Can you give a summary of what is happening and briefly describe the current situation? Thanks in advance for your reply!

Evgeny Prigozhin:

1. Bakhmut has no strategic importance

2. Bakhmut was needed in order to, after the failures and retreat of the RF Armed Forces from Kharkov, Kherson and other regions, build up offensive potential, grind the enemy’s manpower and enable the Russian army to mobilize

3. In view of the fear of internal competition, PMC “Wagner” began to “dry” in terms of personnel, weapons and ammunition, artificially reducing combat potential

4. The effectiveness of the “Bakhmut meat grinder” decreased in April-May 2023, the Armed Forces of Ukraine gathered for a counteroffensive

5. Due to the reduction in personnel, PMC “Wagner” was forced to transfer the flanks to the military

6. There is a serious risk of encirclement of PMC “Wagner” in Bakhmut as a result of the failure of the flanks. The flanks are already cracking and falling through

7. In the absence of ammunition, the “meat grinder” will work in the opposite direction: the Armed Forces of Ukraine will destroy PMC “Wagner”

8. I demand ammunition in order to save the lives of the fighters and “put the squeeze on” Bakhmut, in which there are about 5% left occupied by the enemy

9. At the moment, within the city of Bakhmut, there is only Wagner PMC, there are no other units. Outside Bakhmut – only the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, PMC “Wagner” is not there

10. PMC “Wagner” planned to leave Bakhmut to save the lives of fighters and minimize senseless losses, since the remnants of ammunition were only enough until the end of the day on May 9, 2023

11. The top leadership of the country was instructed by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation to provide PMC “Wagner” with everything necessary

12. On the night of May 6-7, 2023, a combat order was issued promising to give Wagner PMC ammunition

13. During the day of May 8-9, 2023, the required amount of ammunition was not issued. Until now, ammunition has been filtered to a minimum

14. PMC “Wagner” continues the offensive in Bakhmut and is awaiting a decision on the issuance of ammunition and weapons in the required quantity.

The commander of the Eastern Group of Forces Olexander Syrsky “confirmed” the advance of the AFU near Bakhmut.

“In some sectors of the front, the enemy was unable to withstand the pressure of the Ukrainian defenders and retreated to a distance of up to 2 kilometers,” he wrote on his TG channel.

“The competent conduct of the defense operation exhausted the trained forces of the Wagner PMC and forced them to be replaced in certain areas by worse-trained units of the Russian regular troops, who were defeated and retreated,” Syrsky added.

On the photo Olexander Syrsky with his Nazi friends or as the mainstream media calls them “far right acivists” from Azov.

To Bakhmut: We’ll have to wait until night. In the city there is currently a back and forth on the contact line. UA tries everything to push Wagner back. The heaviest battles rage here.

Unfortunately, the southern flank does not look good. More on that tomorrow when I have a clearer picture.

Some people should stop exaggerating completely. The southern flank has not been lost. RU is holding the highs at Kliishiivka, which will make it extremely difficult for UA to advance further. It’s war. It’s completely normal to have some back and forth. This happens every day, just not everything is made public. The battles are still 98% along the canal. As long as UA doesn’t break through here on a large scale, and by that I really mean a large scale, everything is still more or less under control. Many also forget that until now they have actually only recaptured the bridgehead on the other side of the canal. And didn’t really get to the other side of the canal. Luckily Wagner was able to fend that off. There are only 2 battles east of the Canal, but again, UA is making little to no further progress at the moment. So many should calm down a bit and not badmouth everything that happens.

Wagner does everything to relax Bakhmut and the situations on the flanks again. Let the guys work now and then we’ll see what happens in the end.

UKRAINE RELAUNCH BAKHMUT OFFENSIVE ON THE SOUTHERN FLANK – Kupyansk offensive stalled

The Ukrainians Launched a Counteroffensive In Bakhmut.

Wagner Cut Off Supplies To The SW of The Citadel | Heavy Fighting By The Road of Life

Battlefield Ukraine Battle South of Bakhmut

On the alleged Rout of Russian Units on the #Bakhmut southern Flank – Classification UNCONFIRMED⚡️

I have not found any information on the alleged incidents other than the 2 Majors Report and the Nazi allegations which I had already forwarded.

🔹 @brussinf refers to Prigozhin;
🔹 Boris Rozhin forwarded @brussinf but does not address the content further;
🔹 Rybar and Voenkor Kotenok do not address the issue at all, nor do Wargonzo and Lisitsyn.

Since Prigozhin’s credibility has suffered considerably in the last few days, I see the claim about the rout and the loss of territory as unconfirmed, pending further information.

Battle for #Bakhmut – on another Flank Attack⚡️

🔹 Following yesterday’s Reports about the enemy wedging south of #Artyomovsk, today there are reports (https://t.me/kharkiv_pervaya/5142)*👇 that the AFU is trying to advance in the band of action of the 4th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade and were able to pass several hundred meters, but thanks to the heroism of the PMCs who arrived in time, the breakthrough was stopped.

🔹 The Activity of the AFU on the flanks is expected and predictable – reserves have been gathering for a long time in the area of #Konstantinovka, Chasov Yar, Ray-Aleksandrovka and on the Seversky ledge. Now they will be used for counterattacks in order to stabilize the front. If possible, they will try to reduce the wedges of our troops to the northwest and southwest of #Artyomovsk.

🔹 The ongoing (https://t.me/Prigozhin_hat/3294) Public Conflict over ammunition in the #Artyomovsk sector may also have an impact on the course of hostilities.

Boris Rozhin (https://t.me/boris_rozhin/85334); 10 May 2023, 14:55

*The enemy made a roll on the left flank of the Wagner PMCs, which is the area of responsibility of the 4th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade of the RF MoD.

A unit of 80 people fled. Having learned about the situation, the Wagner PMC urgently sent a reserve group to the place, which the enemy struck.

The positions were held by 3 people from the PMCs Wagner and Kombat. The wedging of the AFU was about 700 meters.

Kharkov the first Capital (https://t.me/kharkiv_pervaya/5142); 10 May 2023, 14:02

Russian Defence Ministry Report on the Progress of the Special Military Operation (10 May 2023)⚡️

The RF Armed Forces continue the special military operation.

◽️In Kupyansk direction, Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery of the Zapad Group of Forces have engaged the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) close to Timkovka Sinkova, Zagoryukovka, and Tabayevka (Kharkov region).

◽️Close to Krakhmalnoye and Timkovka (Kharkov region) and Stelmakhovka (LPR) the RF Armed Forces have prevented infiltration attempts of 5 sabotage and reconnaissance groups.

💥The enemy suffered losses of up to 50 troops, 2 armoured fighting vehicles, and 1 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system.

◽️In Krasny Liman direction, Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery of the Tsentr Group of Forces have inflicted fire damage on enemy manpower and hardware close to Stary Karavan, Terny (DPR) and Chervonaya Dibrova and Nevskoye (LPR).

💥The enemy suffered losses of up to 60 troops, 2 armoured fighting vehicles, 2 motor vehicles, 1 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, as well as 1 D-20 howitzer.

◽️In Donetsk direction, assault squads continued their offensive in the northwest and west part of the city of Artyomovsk. Airborne Troops support the action of the assault squads paralysing the enemy on the flanks. Russian aviation conducted 10 sorties in this area during the past 24 hours. The artillery of the Yug Group of Forces have performed 98 fire tasks overnight.

◽️Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery of the Yug Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on the 67th Mechanised Brigade, 80th Air Assault Brigade, and 5th Assault Brigade of the AFU close to Krasnoye, Stupochki (DPR) and in the western suburbs of Artyomovsk.

💥The enemy has suffered losses of over 240 troops and mercenaries, 3 armoured fighting vehicles, 4 motor vehicles, as well as 1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system in the past 24 hours.

💥Moreover, a missile artillery storage of the 55th Artillery Brigade of the AFU close to Belokuzminovka (DPR) has been destroyed.

◽️In South Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, aviation, artillery, and heavy flamethrower systems of the Vostok Group of Forces carried out an attack against AFU units in the areas of Ugledar, Nikolskoye, Vodyanoye (DPR) and Orekhov (Zaporozhye region).

◽️Close to Vladimirovka, the RF Armed Forces have prevented infiltration attempts of 5 sabotage and reconnaissance groups.

💥In these directions, up to 70 AFU troops, 1 command post vehicle, 3 armoured fighting vehicles, 7 motor vehicles, and 1 Msta-B howitzer have been neutralised during the day.

💥Moreover, an ammunition depot of the 65th Mechanised Brigade of the AFU has been destroyed close to Preobrazhenka (Zaporozhye region).

◽️In Kherson direction, Russian troops have neutralised up to 80 AFU troops, 4 motor vehicles, and 1 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery systems during the day.

💥Moreover, an ammunition depot of the 121st Territorial Defence Brigade close to Kizomys (Kherson region) has been destroyed.

◽️Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Group of Forces have engaged 98 AFU artillery units, manpower, and hardware in 119 areas during the day.

💥Close to Petrovskoye (DPR), the 107th Territorial Defence Brigade’s command outpost has been eliminated.

💥Moreover, close to Orekhov (Zaporozhye region), the 65th AFU Mechanised Brigade’s weaponry and hardware maintenance post has been obliterated.

💥Russian air defence units have shot down 1 Su-27 airplane of Ukrainian Air Force near Izyum (Kherson region).

💥Air defence systems have downed 4 HIMARS projectiles during the day.

◽️In addition, 10 AFU UAVs were destroyed close to Avdeyevka (DPRc), Kuzemovka, Varvarovka (LPR), Zherebyanki, and Rovnoye (Zaporozhye region).

Special Operation, 10 May 2023, Main; pub. 21:14⚡️

▪️ Russian artillery thwarted 3 attempts by Ukrainian forces to rotate units in #Kupyansk direction, the Russian Ministry of Defence told RIA Novosti;

▪️ #Ukraine lost over 240 servicemen and mercenaries in #Donetsk direction, Kiev lost 110 men in #Kupyansk and Krasny #Liman directions within 24 hours;

▪️ The #Kremlin recorded that the West did not react properly to Ukrainian military intelligence chief Budanov’s words about the killing of Russians, Peskov said;

▪️ An assassination attempt on the head of the #Kirillovka village police department in #Zaporozhye region has been prevented, the FSB reported;

▪️ Drug addiction is seen as the norm among Ukrainian army soldiers being driven to slaughter by the West, the deputy secretary of Russia’s Security Council said;

▪️ A native of #Ukraine was detained in #Samara for planning an attack on an anti-fascist festival; she has been taken into custody, the FSB said;

▪️ Grain deal talks in #Istanbul will be decisive, no consensus yet, RIA Novosti source said;

▪️ #Ankara hopes for a positive outcome to talks on a “grain deal” in #Istanbul, expects an extension of at least two months, the foreign minister said;

▪️ #NATO chiefs of general staff at Wednesday’s meeting did not discuss #Ukraine’s requests for arms deliveries, including military aircraft, the committee’s head said after the meeting;

▪️ Ukrainian Chief of Staff Zaluzhny refused to address the #NATO military committee because of the “complicated operational situation,” the committee’s head Bauer said.

War Map and the Situation on the Fronts in the Evening of 10 May 2023; pub. 00:04⚡️

⚔️ The Situation on the Fronts over the past Day:

🔹#Artyomovsk (#Bakhmut) Sector:

▪️ “Musicians” are storming the centre of multistory buildings in the western part of #Artyomovsk, in a day our fighters have advanced 170 m. As of today, less than 2.5 square kilometres remain under AFU control. In addition, Evgeny Prigozhin said (https://t.me/readovkanews/58641) that the “Bandwagon” will continue to advance and will not abandon the city.

🔹#Donetsk Direction:

➖ The Russian army continues to cover #Avdeyevka from two sides.
➖ Also supported by artillery, ours attacked in #Pervomayskoye.
➖ In #Maryinka without much change – heavy fighting is going on in the western part of the city.

💥 Air Defense Forces shot down an Ukrainian Su-27 near #Izyum, #Kharkov region.

🫡 The Russian Aerospace Forces have been operating (https://t.me/readovkanews/58653) KABs on militant positions in the #Chernigov region for the third day in a row. Most likely, the strikes are targeting arms and fuel hoards, which will make it difficult for the AFU to supply the region. In addition, it is from #Chernigov region that attacks (https://t.me/readovkanews/58612) by Ukrainian SRGs are carried out in #Bryansk region.

#Chronicle of the Special Military Operation for 10 May 2023⚡️

🔹#Russia’s Hinterland:

▪️ In the #Voronezh region, Ukrainian drones attacked #Pogonovo military training ground south of #Voronezh, several servicemen were reportedly injured, but no one died.
➖ Near the #Baltimore military airfield, another UAV was shot down, with no casualties from the incident.

🔹#Russia’s Border Areas:

▪️ In the #Kursk region, in the village of #Guevo, as a result of the shelling of a fortification facility, one of the builders was wounded.
➖ In the village of #Oktyabrsky, a household outbuilding was damaged by enemy fire, no civilian casualties were reported.
➖ Near #Kursk, one unmanned aerial vehicle was shot down – its wreckage fell on a house and a gas pipeline in the village of #Tolmachevo, no casualties were reported.

▪️ In the #Belgorod Region, three AFU drones attempted to attack civilian infrastructure. The air defence system intercepted all targets; according to preliminary reports, there were no casualties or damage.
➖ Ukrainian terrorist formations used drones against the village of #Spodaryushino. An Signals Intelligence system suppressed the operation of the UAVs, with no casualties or damage reported.
➖ The village of #Olkhovatka was attacked by a kamikaze drone, which damaged residential buildings, the House of Culture, a car and the Paramedic-Obstetric Station.
➖ In #Shebekino, artillery shells damaged several residential buildings, one man was killed.

🔹#Lugansk People’s Republic:

▪️ In #Stakhanov, AFU terrorist shelling of a residential building from HIMARS MLRS killed an elderly woman and wounded three other local residents with varying degrees of severity.

🔹#Soledar (#Bakhmut) Direction:

▪️ North of #Bakhmut, the Wagnerian assault squads were able to take control of the trenches adjacent to the #Khromovo – Chasov Yar highway, with fierce fighting continuing for control of the road itself.

▪️ In the western outskirts of the city, after the liberation of the Olympic Reserve School, Russian units are advancing along Tolbukhina Street, taking control of the Post Office.

🔹#Donetsk Direction:

▪️ West of #Novobakhmutovka, Russian soldiers continue to fight positional battles in the area of the H-20 highway, inflicting fire on Ukrainian formations.

▪️ On the southern flank, units of the RF Armed Forces managed to level the frontline, expanding the area of control around #Opytnoye and forcing the enemy to retreat deeper into the urban area of #Avdeyevka.

▪️ The AFU terrorists once again shelled the DPR capital and other populated areas. Five residential buildings were damaged in the Petrovsky district of #Donetsk.
➖ #Yasinovataya, #Gorlovka, and #Ozeryanovka have  also been hit. Several transformers were damaged in Shirokaya Balka, the settlement was partially de-energized.

🔹#Zaporozhye Direction:

▪️ In the #Orekhov section, the Ukrainian command continues to transfer reserves to the line of combat contact , increasing the strike grouping of troops and the intensity of missile strikes.

🔹#Kherson Direction on #SouthFront:

▪️ Artillery duels continue along the entire frontline. Russian forces struck enemy facilities near #Kherson and hit enemy ammunition depots in the #Belozersk district.
➖ In turn, the Ukrainian terrorist formations again shelled residential buildings in Nova Kakhovka, #Kakhovka and #Alyoshki.

🔸Political and other Events:

▪️ In #Istanbul, the regular negotiations on the extension of the so-called “grain deal” have started – involving the deputy defence ministers of #Turkey, #Russia and #Ukraine, as well as #UN representatives.

▪️ Czech President Petr Pavel believes that the Czech Republic may consider the possible transfer of L-159 military aircraft to #Ukraine.

▪️ The head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrel, said that without Western military supplies, #Ukraine would have to admit defeat in a short time.

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