The guys from the special forces, Akhmat, together with a unit of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, direct and correct fire on the Armed forces of Ukraine's(AFU) exposed positions.

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🇷🇺🇺🇦 Over the past hour, the Russian Armed Forces have delivered several strikes on Ukrainian army targets:

▪️On the border of Odessa and Nikolaev regions, an unknown object was hit near the village of Koblevo. Information about the explosion in the Yuzhny region has not been confirmed at the moment.

▪️In the Kherson region, Russian Geran-2 kamikaze UAVs hit targets in the Berislav region and the vicinity of Kherson. At the same time, local sources report an arrival in the Nikolaev region.

▪️UAVs of the RF Armed Forces are also operating on the border of Zaporozhye and Dnepropetrovsk regions.

▪️The explosion heard by the residents of Kharkiv turned out to be the result of demining the territory in the suburbs.

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German intelligence alarmed by Ukrainian losses in Bakhmut - Spiegel

Germany's foreign intelligence service is alarmed by losses the Ukrainian army is suffering in fighting against Russian forces in the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, news magazine Der Spiegel reported on Friday. The Ukrainian army is losing a three-digit number of soldiers every day, the German intelligence service told a group of Bundestag lawmakers who focus on security at a secret meeting this week, Spiegel said, citing information it had received.

The German department, BND , warned that the capture of Bakhmut by Russian forces would have significant consequences, as it would allow Russia to make further advances. It also said the Russian army was using its own soldiers like cannon fodder in Bakhmut, Spiegel added. Headquarters of DPR territorial defense in eastern Ukraine said on Friday that Russian forces had taken control of Klishchiivka, a small settlement south of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine.

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https://www.spiegel.de/ausland/russland-ukraine-news-am-freitag-britische-geheimdienste-bis-zu-50-000-wagner-soeldner-in-der-ukraine-a-be2408e1-6e72-4325-bc06-29d76e0c4d5e

https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/2326163-german-intelligence-alarmed-by-ukrainian-losses-in-bakhmut---spiegel

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Japan risks turning itself into ‘Ukraine of Asia’ if it follows US’ strategic line — Global Times
 
Japan is increasingly trying to justify its ongoing militarization under the pretext of the so-called external threats. Looking around the region, it is Japan that is pushing the regional situation closer to the edge of danger, following the US strategy closely. Tokyo's move deserves much vigilance. If it continues to act as a pawn of the US in the Asia-Pacific region to stir up trouble here, Japan must be wary of becoming a victim itself of the US or even the Ukraine of East Asia.

Concluding his recent G7 trip in Washington, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Saturday that he shared with the leaders of the bloc his "strong sense of crisis regarding the security environment in East Asia." "Ukraine may be the East Asia of tomorrow," the Japanese leader noted, adding that the security of Europe and the Indo-Pacific are "inseparable."

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The participants in the Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting in Ramstein, Germany, failed to approve a decision to supply main battle tanks to Ukraine.

This was stated by the newly-appointed Minister of Defense of the Federal Republic of Germany, Boris Pistorius, who spoke after the Group’s 8th meeting, adding that such a decision could be adopted quite soon, according to media reports.

"Of course, we talked about possible deliveries of Leopard tanks. I must clearly state that there is no unanimous opinion," the minister said.

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Russia, Pakistan mulling possibility of doing business through barter
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Russia and Pakistan are considering barter as a possible business opportunity, Energy Minister of the Russian Federation Nikolay Shulginov told reporters on Friday following a meeting of the intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation with Pakistan.

Pakistan also invited Russia to partake in the country’s promising projects under the public private partnership (PPP) mechanism.

"The Russian side was invited to participate in promising projects of Pakistan’s federal and regional governments, including under the PPP mechanism, and it turned to representatives of Russian business asking them to explore those possibilities," the minister added.
The sides also agreed to share information for developing and improving railway and motor transport infrastructure.

Moreover, Russia and Pakistan reached agreements on issues connected with sharing information on certificates of origin of goods using an electronic verification system, and they will do their best to complete work on those protocols by the end of May 2023.

https://tass.com/economy/1565089
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Prigozhin about the monuments to the soldiers of the PMC Wagner:

Prigozhin(1)—This is an event in 2019, I will not name the country and place. Our group was retreating, and this guy was covering the withdrawal of the group, he was wounded. The group tried to return and evacuate him, but he stood up, raised his hand, said goodbye, and died.

Prigiozhin (2) —It's 2014, Lugansk
Prigozhin(3)—Surkanov and Zabolotny are the guys who died in Syria. Fighting off ISIS, they were seriously wounded and captured, and after that they were beheaded by ISIS

Prigiozhin (4)—and this monument on February 8, 2018, Deir ez-Zor
- What happened there? 
- That's another story.

Prigiozhin— Here are the dead guys, their numbers, and the orders they have. 
The other person — It's all Wagner, right? How many are there?

Prigiozhin—Yes, it's all PMC Wagner. How many of them are here, we will not talk about it.

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"Russia is a big country; it is used to fighting to the end, to almost losing, and then restoring everything." She did it to Napoleon; she did it to Hitler. It would be absurd to think that Russia has lost the war or that its military is incompetent. Therefore, it is necessary to continue arming Ukraine — EU diplomatic chief Joseph Borell.

Well, and they were offended by Lavrov, who directly told them the same thing.They represent themselves as the successors of Napoleon and Hitler(as they compare themselves with them) .Therefore, of course, Russians must make every effort not to shame their ancestors and do with Ukraine and NATO what their ancestors already did with Napoleon and Hitler — @Boris_Rozhin

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Map of Russian offensives :

So, today,the beginning of the offensive on the Zaporozhye front was finally confirmed. During the day, two localities were liberated: Lobkove and Mali Shcherbaki. Right now, there are battles for the locality of Shcherbaki. Several sources report that the Russian army is approaching the city of Orekhov directly. There is also data on several reconnaissance operations in the direction of Gulyai-Pole. 

Parts of the Wagner PMCs also continue to put pressure on the Artemovsk direction. The Russian army is also strengthening its work near Donetsk after the successful liberation of Opytne.


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Several villages were liberated in Zaporozhye region today!

Vladimir Rogov informs us about the liberation of several villages in the Zaporozhye region at once. These villages are now fully controlled by the Russian forces.In addition to the previously taken Lobkove- Mali Shcherbaki, Shcherbaki, Novoandreevka, Novodanilovka, Malaya Tokmachka, Belogorye. We are waiting for photo / video confirmation + the enemy is probably taking measures to stabilize the situation.

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AFU General Staff continues to hold Soledar online and says Russian Armed Forces are shelling Soledar...

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Ridovka war correspondent Nastia Yelsukova. She was wounded today at the Sol railway station (actually on the front line).

Prigozhin comments.

"Today at 10:40 a.m., inside the Sol train station building, Anastasia Yelsukova, together with the necessary Wagner PMC security team, came under mortar fire from the enemy and sustained shrapnel wounds to her left knee. Anastasia was treated immediately. She was evacuated and then operated on at the Wagner PMC hospital. At the moment, her life is not in danger. She is on her way to Russian territory. According to the escort team members, Anastasia behaved calmly, cold-bloodedly, and courageously, walking the path of a wounded Wagner PMC fighter from start to finish. In 15-20 minutes, the group's senior member will get in touch and answer journalists' questions. We published a picture that was sent to me from the hospital.

Nastya, get well!


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📌 Weapons of  the Wagner PMC in the Bakhmut direction

The actions of the musicians' assault groups are supported by their mortars, rocket and barrel artillery, tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, and even front-line aviation.

The orchestra's high offensive potential is achieved through the skillful use of these weapons and military equipment, combined with effective surveillance and the competent coordination of assault operations.

Naturally, the list of weapons in the infographic is not complete. This is only the most basic weaponry of the musicians that you have a chance to see on the Bakhmut section of the front.

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On the situation on Kinburn Spit, where the AFU "landed, landed, but never landed."


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