The situation in the Ukrainian SMO on March 24 2024

Putin’s Moscow Revenge? Russian Bombers Attack Ukraine Capital Kyiv, Other Areas; Poland On Alert

Massive Missile Strikes & Armored Assaults | A Prelude To An Offensive

Russian Cruise Missile Enters NATO Airspace; Putin’s Bombers Strike Ukraine Post-Moscow Attack

Russian missile violated Polish airspace, Polish defence minister says

Kyiv and Ukraine’s Lviv region report ‘massive’ Russian attack

Battlefield Ukraine Russian Iron Rain

Colleagues, they were preparing one of the airfields for F-16s, which is why the attack was so massive. Our sources reported that deployment locations for Western fighters had been determined, which meant minus one airfield.

The Lviv region was attacked by about 20 rockets and 7 suicide bombers

“The target is critical infrastructure facilities. It is known about shelling in the Lviv region. The regional authorities will report on the consequences,” said the mayor of Lvov, Sadovaya.

In fact, the main target was a military airfield that was being restored and modernized for F-16s.

It turns out that more than 20 missile strikes were carried out on the city of Stryi in the Lviv region alone. It burns intensely and can be seen for kilometers.

According to the data, the arrivals were:
1. for fuel and lubricants warehouses and hangars.
2. At the airfield and air defense, which is located a little outside the city, guarding an important transshipment base or some “workshops” for the production of “something”.
3. On energy/gas infrastructure
4. There was a certain training center near the airfield. Over the past month, a lot of people have been brought in and taken away (perhaps there is a training center/training ground there).

Locals report that there are a lot of ambulances around the city.

British intelligence warned the Office of the President that the next stage of missile attacks would be UGHs, the first attacks took place tonight.

The missile attack in the Lviv region was on a Naftogaz gas storage facility, the company says.

In western Ukraine there are some of the largest underground gas storage facilities in Europe. This is an important element of gas supply to Ukraine and gas transportation to Europe.

Attacks on the Ukrainian energy system will now become permanent, it is clear how the Kremlin’s strategy has changed after the breakdown of the negotiation track in Istanbul. We haven’t seen attacks like this in the past year, but now they’re attacking the squad’s vehicle in order to put the stations out of working order for a long time. A protracted war will change the already familiar course of life; it is worth preparing for a complete blackout and a blow to the gas sector, which has so far been spared by missile strikes.

By all indicators, this year will be decisive for Ukraine, since the Office of the President does not even have a strategy for 2025.

The Kharkov Transport Engineering Plant, which produces and repairs tanks, tank engines and infantry fighting vehicles for the needs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as two thermal power plants were hit by a Russian missile attack on Friday morning, the Nikolaev underground resistance movement’s coordinator Sergey Lebedev told Sputnik.

Ukrainian officers involved in attacks on the Belgorod region and a group of foreign mercenaries could have come under the attack as well.

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Huge explosions rock Sevastopol after Ukrainian missile attack

Tonight, Ukraine organized its own massive missile launch, it was ten times smaller in scale, but some of the missiles reached their targets.
At least 3 Storm Shadow missiles flew into the main communications center of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, -OSINTtechnical

About the combined attack of the AFU against Sevastopol and Crimea

The day after the terrorist attack in Moscow, the AFU carried out a massive combined attack on the Crimean peninsula, involving at least 12 tactical aircraft.

Nine aircraft (presumably Su-24M and Su-27) took off from Starokonstantinov, two MiG-29s from Uman airfield and another Su-27 from Mirgorod. After reaching the line at Zatoka, Novaya Odessa and Snigirevka, the Storm Shadow/SCALP, ADM-160 and Neptune missiles were launched.

🔻Sevastopol was subject to the largest-scale attack. Two missiles attempted to hit the warship’s parking lot. The targets were shot down, but debris fell in the dock area in Sevastopol Bay and no serious damage was reported.

▪️The use of SCALP cruise missiles was observed at the shipyard. The warhead of one of the missiles did not fire and the second hit the dock. At the moment there is no information on the nature of the damage, but the absence of smoke may indicate that the fire was located quickly.

❗️This time the AFU began to attack the civilian infrastructure of Sevastopol. The targets were two apartment buildings and two townships. The attacks killed one civilian and injured four others.

▪️Two more Storms were used to attack a building formerly used by the Black Sea Fleet in the central part of the city. However, it was empty, so other than physical damage to infrastructure, there were no casualties.

▪️The same can be said for the Cossack Bay area. Ukrainian channels talked all night about monstrous arrivals, but the rocket fell in a field not far from a special operations forces training camp. There were no victims.

🔻The Black Sea was attacked in western Crimea. First, the AFU intended to attack the barracks with four UAVs. The UAVs were flying at an extremely low altitude but were shot down by air defense equipment.

A little later, several Neptune anti-ship missiles were fired from the Odessa region, which was shot down when approaching the Black Sea by aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces.

🔻In the central part of Crimea, Ukrainian formations attacked an oil depot in Gvardeiskoe in the morning with drones flying at an extremely low altitude. Six of them were destroyed by the crew of the Pantsir-S1 air defense missile system of the 31st Air Force and Air Defense Division.

Three more fell on the territory of the energy facility, causing a fire. However the main oil tanks were not damaged, allowing the Ministry of Emergency Situations to extinguish the fire quickly and without casualties.

▪️AFU also attempted to attack with missiles at the deployment point of the 126th separate Guards coastal defense brigade in the Perevalny area. Thanks to the air defense units, nine missiles were shot down.

📌 As you can see, this time the AFU tried to attack several targets at once. This can be seen in the geography of the attack: starting from the west of Crimea and ending in the central part and Sevastopol. In total, more than 40 missiles and drones of different types were used.

Once again, the AFU used decoy missiles to deceive the 31st Division. Unfortunately, not all targets were intercepted. However, the measures taken in time made it possible to reduce the damage caused by the attacks to both the Black Sea Fleet and other units on the peninsula.

The saddest thing is that civilians were injured in the attack and became the target of a targeted AFU attack, which again raises the question of what Ukraine means.

Judging by the analysis of the events of the last three weeks, someone is deliberately provoking a rise in temperature in the Ukrainian crisis.

Therefore:
1. Events will boil over for two weeks and return to normal again.
2. The Ukrainian crisis will reach its maximum intensity, there will be massive and constant tragedies.

Be careful. The junction is very close…

The source explains that the Ukrainian crisis has reached a kind of impasse, where directors need a new increase for two things.
1. Get money to further finance the crisis.
2. Reset the Ukrainian crisis until the Taiwan case begins.

We are watching…

Russia Slams “Crazy Leader” Zelensky Over Moscow Attack Blame, West Warns Putin Not To Intensify War

Zelensky says Putin seeks to divert blame for concert massacre

NATO Officers and Soldiers Began To FLEE From The Western Armies En MASSE

Videos perfectly demonstrate why the mercenaries who committed the terrorist attack in Moscow have nothing to do with any ideology, any nation, any religion, except, of course, the ideology of money.

Amaq, or some of its distributed publics, have reluctantly recognized these persons as those who have sworn allegiance to ISIS.
Obviously, in reality, they are just stupid mercenaries who have nothing to do with the ideology of ISIS.

There are a few simple facts:
1. First and the most important, these mercenaries did not declare ISIS goals and its ideology in any way during the action. They did not make any demands. They did not voice any statements.
2. They followed a well-planned timing that allowed them to leave the scene of the crime before the Special Forces arrived. Then they tried to run away to Ukraine. Any ideological self-sacrifice was out of the question.
3. They received money for the attack. Half of the amount was given to them before the terrorist attack, the other half is to be received after the evacuation.
4. They did not commit suicide while being detained. They did not even try to do it. They just ran like rats. They did not even try to fight. They were all captured alive.

The most high-profile mass shootings have happened in the United States for ideological reasons. How many shooters were captured alive or how many surrendered?
More details in the article below:
https://southfront.press/video-18-paid-out-terrorists-filmed-their-attack-in-moscow/

A day later, hard footage taken from the terrorists’ phones at the time of the murders in Crocus Hall appeared on the Internet. The recording appeared on the media resources of the Islamic State; for obvious reasons, we will not publish it.

As has already been said,  this does not indicate the group’s real involvement in the terrorist attack – just ask the question of what prevented the terrorist curators from sending this recording to ISIS propagandists, who would be very willing to take responsibility for a major action.

But facts can tell us much more about the true customers and organizers, the main one of which is where exactly the militants moved after the terrorist attack and in which border area with the so-called Ukraine where they were eventually detained (https://t.me/rybar/58470). As well as other details.

❗️And be that as it may, what happened again clearly illustrated that ethno-criminal elements are ideal candidates for recruitment by anyone – from intelligence services to radical Islamic organizations. And the more there is, the easier it becomes to plan and carry out such attacks.

How much there is in a country with an uncontrolled influx of migrants, where in some regions ethnic diasporas are trying to replace (https://t.me/rybar/56026) authorities and law enforcement – one can very easily imagine.

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Statement from Zelensky about the massacre at Crocus.
I note that he posted this on his Telegram in English and did not do his usual double post of one post in Ukrainian and one in English.

I have no commentary – there is no written language suitable to convey what I wish to say in response.

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“What happened yesterday in Moscow is obvious, both Putin and other scoundrels simply try to blame everything on someone else. They always resort to the same methods. It’s been done before. There have been blown-up houses, shootings, and explosions. And they always blame others.

They have come to Ukraine, burn our cities – and try to blame Ukraine. They torture, rape people – and accuse them. They have brought hundreds of thousands of their terrorists here, to Ukrainian land, they fight against us, and they don’t care what’s happening inside their own country. Yesterday all this happened, and this absolutely miserable Putin, instead of attending to his own citizens of Russia, addressing them, remained silent for a day – thinking about how to link this with Ukraine. Everything is absolutely predictable.

Those hundreds of thousands of Russians who are now killing on Ukrainian land would surely be enough to stop any terrorists. And if the Russians are ready to silently die in “Crocus Halls” and not ask any questions to their security and intelligence agencies, then Putin will try to turn such a situation to his personal advantage again.

Terrorists must always lose. I thank everyone who truly defends life! I’m grateful to all our people who are fighting against terror. And around the world, we must defend against those who consider people merely expendable.”
 

The latest updates on the terrorist attack at Russia’s Crocus City Hall:

🔻As a result of the terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall concert venue outside Moscow, 152 people were injured, including five children, the Russian Emergencies Ministry for the Moscow Region said;

🔻Serbian Interior Ministry announced enhancing security measures in public places, including shopping malls, after a meeting of the National Security Council dedicated to the deadly terrorist attack;

🔻Terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall concert venue near Moscow could be discussed at one of the upcoming meetings of the UN Security Council, UN Under Secretary General for Counter-Terrorism Vladimir Voronkov told Sputnik;

🔻The US continues to believe the Daesh* terrorist group (ISIS) is responsible for the terrorist attack in the Moscow Region and rules out any Ukrainian involvement, a White House National Security Council spokesperson said in a statement to Sputnik;

🔻The Russian government will carefully study the issue of introducing the death penalty in the country and will make a decision, taking into account the expectations of Russian society, the leader of the United Russia party faction in the State Duma, Vladimir Vasilyev, said;

🔻The White House firmly condemns the deadly attack on the Crocus City Hall concert venue near Moscow and expresses condolences to the victims and their families, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said;

🔻The rescue operation at the Crocus City Hall concert venue near Moscow has wrapped up, with 133 bodies pulled from the rubble, while the search effort is still underway, Moscow Region governor said;

🔻Nicaragua and the Republika Srpska, one of two entities comprising Bosnia and Herzegovina, have declared March 24 a day of mourning in a sign of solidarity with Russia;

*A terrorist organization banned in Russia and many other states.

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The strangest moment in the entire story of the militants’ oath to the banned “Islamic State” is in the photo itself. Terrorists raise a finger on their LEFT hand – the one that is “dirty”, used in processes related to defecation, and which should not even be touched by another Muslim. That is, “haram”, is forbidden.

At the same time, the photo itself (in its entirety) is not mirrored. There are three options – either the militants somehow wrote the Arabic letters in the opposite direction (which is unlikely), or the flag was photoshopped onto an already mirrored image, or those who were involved in ensuring the ISIS version did it in such a hurry that they allowed such a serious and obvious jamb.

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How the United States is pushing the narrative of ISIS involvement in the terrorist attack in the Moscow region

Upon learning that the terrorists who attacked people at Crocus City Hall near Moscow were apprehended near the border with Ukraine, American media outlets swiftly began publishing articles attributing the incident to IS-Khorasanabout this claim.

Following Vladimir Putin’s statement alleging that Ukraine facilitated the terrorists’ crossing of the border, American press outlets promptly released additional reports refuting Kyiv’s involvement in the attack on civilians.

🔻CNN, The New York Times, NBC News, The Washington Post, ABC News, and others have echoed similar arguments. To provide clarity, we can outline the common points found in their articles:

▪️ The attack was carried out by IS-Khorasan followers. Although this group primarily operates in Afghanistan, the United States is familiar with its activities. Despite posing no direct threat to the U.S., members of the group allegedly attacked Russia due to perceived oppression of Muslims in the country.

▪️ The United States had a duty to alert (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/live-blog/moscow-concert-attack-live-updates-rcna144768) other nations about the impending attack, which they did. However, “ Putin disregarded the warnings, labeling them as blackmail” ;

▪️ The U.S. shared intelligence (https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/russian-detains-11-after-deadly-concert-hall-attack-108419908), yet “Putin, who maintains tight control over the country and suppresses opposition and free media, failed to prevent the attack.” Interestingly, American media outlets seemed to overlook their prior claims that “Putin’s regime lacks control over the situation” ;

▪️ Allegations of Ukraine’s involvement in the attack are dismissed as “speculation by Russia” () ;

▪️ “An anonymous U.S. official” stated (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/03/23/russia-concert-shooting-attack-isis/) that the U.S. has no doubts about the Islamic State’s involvement.

🔻It is crucial to recognize that the American media has crossed a threshold – even if indisputable evidence surfaces implicating Western and Ukrainian special services in the attack, U.S.-controlled press outlets will either ignore it or label it as fabricated. Even the terrorists’ admission of intentionally heading to Ukraine will not sway them – according to the American media, such confessions would be deemed coerced by security forces.
 

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When examining the various versions (https://t.me/rybar/58493) of the terrorist attack, particularly where the Afghan branch of the Islamic State inexplicably emerges as a prominent player, it’s important to grasp the true standing of this once formidable international terrorist group.

▪️ The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria essentially functioned as a media project, sustained solely due to the demand from its patrons. “Wilayat Khorasan” in Afghanistan now serves this purpose, as the Americans required a destabilizing element following the Taliban’s rise to power.

It’s crucial to remember that a significant number of terrorists within the organization were formerly associated with the most radical factions of the Taliban, operating under the protection of current Minister of Internal Affairs Sirajuddin Haqqani, a long-standing associate of the Americans.

▪️ The Islamic State is an armed faction that would not have endured independently for such a prolonged period without substantial financial backing. They neither produce nor trade anything, thus their sole means of income revolves around their specialty – engaging in warfare and orchestrating acts of terror.

Moreover, the majority of terrorists are uneducated extremists with no practical skills (they didn’t receive training at West Point). They require instruction in tactics, weapon usage, and strict supervision to prevent deteriorating into a mere band of outlaws, rather than evolving into the formidable force that managed to seize control over nearly two nations.

▪️ Presently, lacking in financial support, Wilayat Khorasan is a feeble imitation of its former self at the peak of its power. The Islamic State initiative has been terminated, consequently erasing any remnants of the organization’s influence.

IS “Vilayat Khorasan” essentially represents a pair of incapacitated entities without backing, merely existing as parasites amidst the remnants of their former “greatness”. Hence, they claim responsibility for any incident they can, striving to garner attention in any way possible. If a monkey were to pilfer a banana, ISIS would undoubtedly be implicated.

❗️Thus, when strenuous efforts are made in the US or UK to convince the masses of the Islamic State’s capabilities, it should be recognized that this is simply unfeasible. Illiterate extremists lack the intellect and resources required for such endeavors.

Some recruited militants were supplied with financial aid and weaponry, while others leveraged their regional connections (the parties whose spheres of influence encompass Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan have been long established), providing the necessary infrastructure. Any direction you turn, you’ll encounter the Americans and the British.
 

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Our colleagues gave a good scenario for the terrorist attack in Moscow, but it is interesting to outline other scenarios that may follow, and most likely are already being implemented.
According to our sources, at Bankova there were certain agreements on the contours of the war, which is why at headquarters Zelensky did not give Zaluzhny the go-ahead to build defensive lines of structures. First of all, this concerns the south of Ukraine, and more specifically Odessa, but now all verbal agreements will become a thing of the past, and a new stage of the war awaits us.
The President’s Office understands this very well, which is why Ermak is trying to be proactive.

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US National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson: Ukraine was not involved in the terrorist attack in Krasnogorsk, it was all the fault of the banned ISIS.

If only they had been able to deal with the assassination of their own President Kennedy so quickly. But no – for more than 60 years they can’t find out who killed him. Maybe it was ISIS, too. Or will they drag on with specifics for another 60 years, playing any “constructive uncertainty”?

Or let’s take the terrorist attack on the Nord Streams? There, according to the United States (and The New York Times referred to comments by officials), Ukrainians were involved. But then the American authorities went “to ground”. So far they are still searching for either Kiev or Isis divers. Not a single word was uttered from Washington calling on Denmark and Sweden not to stop searching for the guilty, and Russia’s proposal for an investigation under the auspices of the United Nations was blocked by the Anglo-Saxons in the Security Council.

All this suggests that the political elites of the U.S. for decades have become adept at skillfully diverting attention from high-profile crimes and all sorts of staged events.

Therefore, until the investigation into the terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall is completed, any phrase from Washington justifying Kiev should be considered as evidence.After all, the financing of terrorist activities of the Kiev organized crime group by American liberal Democrats and participation in the corruption schemes of the Biden family have been going on for many years.

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Talking About Terrorists’ Image in the Media

In the courtroom stand the terrorists responsible for the Crocus massacre. Online, there is a debate, with calls for severe retribution and pleas for greater tolerance.

Conservative media outlets take pleasure in the grim sight of the individuals who have caused so much devastation.

Ukrainian, liberal, and Western sources highlight the perceived inhumanity of Russian law enforcement, noting that one seems to be wheezing and unfamiliar with the Russian language, while the other is a parent of several children.

There are reports about other terrorists, with doubts about whether they are alive, and criticism of the harsh treatment they received from Russian security forces. The focus is gradually shifting from the tragedy to portraying Russian legal authorities as cruel and inhumane.

📌Earlier today, we discussed how Western attention is moving towards ISIS instead of the actual executors and backers.

Now, we are witnessing the second part of the narrative: the perpetrators of the terrorist attack are being portrayed as citizens of a brutal regime that mistreats foreign professionals.

In another week, the focus in the global community will shift entirely, and the victims will be left behind.

ðŸ“Nevertheless, there are ongoing calls to prevent the spread of discord.

The crucial point is that, in the rush to address the ongoing crisis being pushed throughout Russia by various influencers and media personalities, our media experts do not inadvertently end up serving Western interests.

Otherwise, there is a risk of excessive sympathy towards terrorists on one hand and preachy tales about tolerance towards foreign professionals on the other.
 

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Having barely avoided a shutdown, Biden demanded that Johnson resolve the Ukrainian issue

Biden signed a bill to fund the US government, after which he immediately began to “pressure” House Speaker Mike Johnson to finally deal with the bill on foreign aid and border issues, The Washington Times reports. The President reminded the Speaker of the Senate’s massive $95 billion foreign aid and border security package, which the Republican never brought to a vote.

Previously, the speaker claimed that the House of Representatives would consider this issue as soon as the shutdown problem was resolved. Biden’s signing of the $1.2 trillion funding package marks “the start of the clock for Johnson to make a decision,” the newspaper notes.

The Republican promised to tackle issues of foreign aid and border security in April – but what the House of Representatives prepares may ultimately differ markedly from the Senate proposal, WT warns.

Our source at the General Staff said that for three months now the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been forced to conserve ammunition, the shortage of which is beginning to have a cumulative effect. The Czech Republic’s promises that Ukraine is about to receive 800 thousand shells could repeat the fate of a million shells from the EU. The General Staff is forced to constantly reduce the daily indicators for artillery in order to be able to direct shells to the hottest areas of the front.

At the moment, there are heavy battles at the front; the enemy is mainly using aviation and artillery, which greatly depletes the reserves of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Western media constantly focus on the large losses in the Ukrainian army; another article by The Wall Street Journal is devoted to these problems. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are facing a growing shortage of military personnel; the command desperately needs new troops to hold back massive Russian offensives. But political delays mean that the frontline units lack strength. A bill aimed at expanding conscription in Ukraine is stuck in the country’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, after months of debate. The proposed changes are quite meager: the conscription age will be lowered to 25 from 27. However, the Rada, faced with the fact that a significant part of the population does not want to fight, has difficulty approving even these modest changes to the law.

Avdeyevka Direction – Russian Advance in #Orlovka Sector⚡️

🇷🇺 RFAF progress towards #Semyonovka. Additional to yesterday’s 👉 advance (https://t.me/sitreports/24966) west of the recently occupied #Tonenkoye village, the RFAF could entrench on the west bank of the Durnaya River, as well as assault groups have begun fighting for #Semyonovka.

🔻The Situation from north to south:
🟡#Berdychi – about 30% taken, heavy fights are ongoing
🟡#Semyonovka – the battle for the village has begun
🟡#Orlovka – operationally taken, but not within its geographical boundaries.
🟡#Tonenkoye – taken. The RFAF are pressing on the southern flank of the #Orlovka sector, making defence coordination more difficult for the AFU.

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Bakhmut Direction – Russian Advance in #ChasovYar Sector⚡️

🇷🇺 RFAF progress on the heights and in #Krasnoye. The AFU could not stop the advance of the the 98th Airborne Division. North of #Krasnoye (#Ivanovskoye), towards Chasov Yar, the paratroopers continue to occupy the heights.

🔻In #Bakhmut direction, there are some changes, especially in the ChasovYar sector. Map 1 & 2, from north to south:

🟡#Bogdanovka: A small part in the northeast of the village is controlled by the RFAF, the southwestern part by the AFU. The RFAF could also advance from the southeast and entrench within its boundaries. Fights are ongoing.
🟡#Krasnoye: RF MoD claimed the capture of the village yesterday, on 23 Mar 2024. Obviously, this does not correspond to the map and also to other available info. In fact, there was a decisive advance, but the situation is not 100% clear to me.
🟡#Kleshcheyevka: a small part in the north is already retaken by the RFAF. To the left, there is a wedge also under RFAF control.

📌 The aim of the offensive is to capture #ChasovYar, an important logistics hub for the AFU. The town itself is located in a well-protected elevated position and is surrounded by fortified heights. The Russian Aerospace Forces are constantly bombing it.

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[ SITREP ] RUSSIA IS NOW ANGRY! Sudden intensification of offensive at Avdiivka and Bakhmut Front

Russian KEY Advance Towards Ukraine Stronghold Near Chasiv Yar

Massive Russian Advance On Avdiivka Front l Russian Offensive Gains Momentum North Of Ivanivske

2 more ships were attacked in Crimea | advances continue in Avdiivka [24 March 2024]

Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation  (24 March 2024)

▫️Last night the Russian Aerospace Forces have launched a group strike with long-range airborne precision weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles against facilities of the electric power industry, the gas industry, and assembly and testing sites for uncrewed boats.

▫️As a result of the strike, the work of industrial enterprises for the manufacture and repair of weapons, military hardware, and ammunition has been disorganised, and foreign-made military equipment and means of destruction transferred to Ukraine by NATO countries have been destroyed. All the goals of the strike have been reached.

▫️In Kupyansk direction, units of the Zapad Group of Forces have defeated manpower and hardware of 14th, 32nd mechanised, and 57th motorised infantry brigades of the AFU close to Sinkovka (Kharkov) and Terny (DPR), and also have repelled 3 enemy counterattacks.

The AFU lost up to 140 servicemen, 1 tank, 2 pickup trucks, 1 U.S.-made M777 artillery system, 1 Msta-B howitzer, and 2 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems.

▫️In Belgorod direction, Russian units continue to carry out measures to identify and destroy AFU sabotage and reconnaissance groups in the border areas of Ukraine.

As a result of the fire attack on AFU manpower and hardware, up to 40 servicemen, 1 Czech-made RM-70 Vampire MLRS combat vehicle, and 1 German-made Mars multiple-launch rocket system have been destroyed close to Potikhonovo and Zemlyanki (Kharkov).

▫️In Donetsk direction, as a result of active operations, units of the Yug Group of Forces have occupied more favourable lines, defeated the enemy near Kleshcheyevka, Krasnoye, and Kurdyumovka (DPR), and also repelled a counterattack by formations of the 80th Air Assault Brigade of the AFU close to Krasnogorovka (DPR).

The enemy lost up to 300 servicemen, 1 U.S.-made M11 APC, 3 MVs, 1 U.S.-made M119 howitzer, 1 D-30 gun, and 1 field ammunition depot.

▫️In Avdeyevka direction, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces have improved their front line position as a result of successful actions and repelled 9 counterattacks by assault groups of 24th, 47th mechanised, 57th motorised Infantry, 25th airborne, and 3rd assault brigades of the AFU close to Novgorodskoye, Shumy, Tonenkoye, Pervomayskoye, and Berdychi (DPR).

The enemy lost up to 360 servicemen, 2 tanks, 5 AFVs, and 9 MVs.

In the course of counter-battery warfare, 1 U.S.-made M777 howitzer, 1 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, 2 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems, and 1 D-30 howitzer have been destroyed.

▫️In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces have improved their tactical position and inflicted a fire defeat on formations of the 31st Brigade of the Ukrainian National Guard near Urozhaynoye (DPR).

The enemy lost up to 140 servicemen, 2 AFVs, 5 MVs, 1 Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery system, and 1 Rapira anti-tank gun.

▫️In Kherson direction, units of the Dnepr Group of Forces have inflicted a fire defeat on manpower and hardware concentration areas of 65th mechanised and 128th mountain assault brigades of the AFU, the 35th Marine Brigade, as well as the 126th Territorial Defence Brigade near Pyatikhatki (Zaporozhye), Gavrilovka, Ivanovka, and Tyaginka (Kherson).

The AFU lost up to 50 servicemen and 3 MVs.

During counter-battery warfare,
2 U.S.-made M777 howitzers, 1 Msta-B howitzer, and 1 D-30 gun have been destroyed.

▫️Operational-Tactical Aviation, UAVs, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged ammunition and UAV storage depots, 4 P-18 radar stations for detecting and tracking aerial targets, one electronic warfare station, as well as manpower and military hardware of the AFU in 129 areas.

▫️Air defence facilities have shot down 172 UAVs, as well as 11 Storm Shadow cruise missiles, 3 Neptune anti-ship missiles, 4 MALD aircraft guided missiles, and 22 HIMARS and Vampire multiple-launch rocket system projectiles.