📌 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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‼️🇺🇸Statement of the US Secretary of Defence Austin on the tank for Ukraine as a result of Ramstein:

▪️ Ukraine will not be given  US Abrams tanks.
▪️ EU countries are ready to hand over their existing German Leopard tanks, but no agreement has been reached on them.
▪️ The West has a window of opportunity until spring to hand over the tanks before the Ukrainian Armed Forces launch a counter-offensive.
▪️Britain has promised to transfer Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine, the first transfer of Western "main battle tanks."


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The United States will give western Ukraine to Poland in exchange for paying off Kyiv's debts, says the NDP.

The United States could take such a step if Poland takes over the financial obligations of the Ukrainian government, which owes $150 billion.

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"Ramstein is gone, but clowns remain: full support for Kiev, more weapons, and the first results of the meeting of Zelensky's Western friends

The highly anticipated Ramstein meeting of defense ministers of Western countries, about which there have been talks since the beginning of the year, took place today. Judging by the statements and, more importantly, the actions of Ukraine's foreign allies, it is clear that the way back is closed for all parties to the conflict.

The meeting began with speeches by Zelensky and Lloyd Austin - the Ukrainian president, as always, demanded more weapons and equipment, including the F-16 fighter jets recently promised by the Netherlands, and to punish Russia as soon as possible. The Americans, on the other hand, assured the leader of the non-independent country of his complete and continued support. "The Kremlin must lose," declared the 404 leader. Interestingly, the main message of these two speeches is that Ukraine is running out of time. The West is keen to saturate the AFU with weapons before the anticipated Russian army offensive.

Other plans announced include fully activating the Western military-industrial complex and an emergency build-up of arms and ammunition production in Europe to support Ukraine and the national armies of donor countries. It also became known that the "dozen Leopards" promised by the Polish president would be sent to Kyiv after all. As for the German vehicles for Ukraine, German Defence Minister Pistorius ordered to check of the country's stock of Leopard 2 tanks, but no final decision was made at the meeting. "There is no consensus among the partners," the official said.

Kiev will not be left without weapons. There are no particular innovations; the contents of the aid packages have not been a secret - Washington and its satellites are going to ship new NASAMS air defense batteries, Bradley and Marder BMPs, as well as ammunition and MANPADS, with which the AFU has big problems, as is known at the moment.

One of the main issues facing Russia throughout the conflict is the need to cut off Western supplies or at least reduce them. Escalation will only increase and must be responded to with dignity.

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Reporter Andrey Rudenko @RtrDonetsk

Many people did not notice the post-holiday rush, but our forces have been advancing in several directions in Donbass for several weeks now.

During this time, Soledar and the settlements of Opytne and Kleshcheyevka were taken by the Wagner Cheka. More favorable positions in Krasnaya Gora and Paraskoviyivka have been taken. In Artemovsk (Bakhmut), fighting continues in the south-eastern and north-eastern parts, and our forces have advanced considerably there.

In the Donetsk direction, there is movement from several directions at once. In Ugledar, the DNR tactical unit Cascade, together with the 155th Brigade Marines, is smashing the enemy strongholds while slowly taking position after position. The enemy in this direction is trying to counterattack, as they did near the village of Vladimirovka, where the AFU lost their positions and then wanted to take them back, desperately throwing men forward. Having lost more than two platoons killed, they rolled back and began to pile on the peaceful village of Vladimirovka, taking it out on civilians.

The assault actions of our units of the 42nd and 150th Motorized Rifle Divisions and the 5th Brigade of the 1st Army Corps continue in Marinka, where the enemy has been pushed back closer to the outskirts. After blocking supply roads, the Ukrainian paratroopers of the 79th Airborne Assault Brigade had to retreat, abandoning favorable heights for defensive operations, and withdraw to the private sector, from where our guys are now driving them out. The loss of Marinka for the AFU is a matter of the near future; they are holding it only by piling up the first line with mobilized men as meat.

After capturing this town, the fate of Ugledar and Krasnogorovka, already stormed by our units, is sealed.

On the Gorlovka side, the 3rd Brigade is advancing on the town of Dzerzhinsk, the capture of which could flank Avdeevka, which cannot be taken head-on. Sparta, Somalia, the 11th Regiment, and the 1st Brigade are fighting from the Donetsk airport. In this direction, they are storming Pervomayskoye and Opytne with access to Orlovka, the capture of which closes a vital supply route to Avdeevka. Therefore, the enemy is pushing as hard as it can in this direction and sending more and more reserves.

Severe activation on the Zaporizhzhia front as well - there, they also report the advance of our forces with the capture of many settlements: Lobkovoye, Malye Shcherbaki, Shcherbaki, Novoandreyevka, Novodanilovka, Malye Tokmachka, Belogorie.

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

"The Terek Cossack battalion took up its positions on the Kimburgskaya spit like many other units. Many Cossacks have combat experience. The enemy uses prohibited shells using phosphorus. There is a constant shelling of the civilian population, and therefore we Cossacks, like our ancestors, will stand and will not allow anyone here to do anything.
That is why we are here and I believe that we are fulfilling our task with dignity."

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France's military budget is to be increased by a third to €400bn

Speaking to the military today at the Mont-de-Marsan airbase, Macron announced an increase in the republic's military budget. By the decade's end, it will be €400 billion, a third more than this year. French intelligence will be in the most advantageous position; its budget will be increased by 60%.

Paris is actively supporting the Kiev regime; this month, it announced its intention to supply Ukraine with AMX-10RC wheeled tanks soon. Deliveries of French Leclerc tanks are also under consideration.

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Well, the right time to shut the gas valves, I guess ...

🇷🇺The crew of an APC-82 supports with fire from a 14.5 mm machine gun KPVT infantry of the Central Military District advancing on the Svatovo-Kreminna line.

Ukrainian nationalists entrenched in a forest belt. After a dense artillery barrage, Russian foot soldiers advanced toward the enemy in several armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles. The less armored APCs, after rushing the attackers, went sideways, parallel to the forest belt, and fired at the enemy from a distance. At the same time, the infantry is approaching the enemy under cover of BMPs and tanks.

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The results of the Ramstein meeting and the main statements of the Pentagon and NATO leaders:

▪️The USA and Germany will not donate tanks yet. One of the reasons: it will take a lot of time to train them to operate the Abrams;
▪️Allies are focused on helping Ukraine;
▪️The Pentagon expects to resolve the issue of tanks by this year's spring;
▪️Ukraine will receive vehicles from the UK and several EU countries. These will be, in particular, Challenger 2;
▪️Canada has purchased the NASAMS air defense system for Ukraine, Ukraine will also receive Patriot air defense from the United States, Germany, and the Netherlands, as well as helicopters, 8 Avenger air defense systems, missiles for NASAMS, 58 Bradley armored personnel carriers, 90 Stryker armored personnel carriers, 350 SUVs, 19 howitzers, and thousands of artillery shells.

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About white phosphorus

Phosphorus works as fuel, igniting some objects and men on the battlefield while inhaling it, bringing to heavy lung damage and often death. The idea is to make the enemy retreat from the position or die. The usual artillery practice when engaging an entrenched opponent is to fire a mixed salvo of phosphorus and HE or shrapnel grenades to kill those fleeing from the trenches. Offensive weapon. Very ugly.

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By Rudenko.
Apologies for language

The Ukrainians are already so fucked up that they are holding rallies in Germany demanding tanks.

That's cool! You know why? Because when we win, all radical scum will flee to Europe and what will they do? That's right, they'll demand.

And when they're sent away, they'll take what they want by force.
Soon...!

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The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces admits the Russian offensive in the Zaporizhzhya direction - but denies the loss of Kleshcheyevka and Soledar

A fresh summary of the enemy's military establishment, published this evening, is indicative in several respects. The Ukrainian side continues to deny that Soledar and strategically important Klescheevka have gone under the Russian flag, and the anti-Russian "liberal" media echo them.

However, regarding the resumption of movement of the Russian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhzhya direction, the AFU did not keep silent. However, they also refrained from specifying that Lobkove, Shcherbaki, and Malye Shcherbaki have fallen under our control.

The report also states that the Russian army is attacking the Bakhmut (Artemovsk) and Avdeevka directions.

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The US asks Kiev "not to go on the offensive just yet" - Reuters.
 
▪️ High-ranking US officials advise Ukraine "to refrain from launching a major offensive against Russian forces until the latest deliveries of US weapons have been received and the military has been trained."
▪️Official, speaking to a group of reporters on condition of anonymity, said the United States "now stands firm on its decision not to supply Abrams tanks to Ukraine" amid disagreements with Germany.

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Russian troops control the entire territory from the line of contact at Sporny to Berestovoye. Denys Kulaga, a correspondent of Izvestia, who walked several kilometers along this terrain, was personally convinced of this.

They were accompanied by Ukrainian artillery shells and "presents" of nationalists under their feet.

"That's where the smoke rises; now a mine has come here. The weather doesn't seem to allow air strikes to be corrected. Here the attendant tells us that a Polish mortar was working, so we did not hear the sound of the arrival, only the burst itself," the military correspondent noted.

The servicemen and our camera crew decided to take shelter in a dugout. They continued the trek after Russian aviation had silenced the AFU artillery.

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🇺🇦 Battle for Orekhov
situation by the end of January 20, 2023

🔻At the Orekhovsky sector, after the liberation of Lobkovoye, Russian troops swooped down and took the neighboring village of Malye Shcherbaki, knocking out the combined forces of the enemy from there.

▪️Immediately after the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, they were able to consolidate their success by blocking the Ukrainian formations in Shcherbaki. Also, Russian fighters advanced in the suburbs of Orekhov - Novoandreevka, Novodanilovka and Malaya Tokmachka. The area is being cleaned up.

Establishing control over Lobkov and Shcherbak makes it possible to increase pressure on the Kamenskoye-Stepovoe line, where units of the 128th Guards Brigade, the 9th Gepard Regiment and the MTR group are located. And with the complete liberation of Novoandreevka, Novodanilovka and Malaya Tokmachka, cover Orekhov from the south and east.

The situation for the Armed Forces of Ukraine is complicated by the fact that the T0812 highway is under the complete fire control of Russian artillerymen, which makes it potentially dangerous to send reinforcements to conduct a counteroffensive due to a possible collapse of the front in Kamenskoye.

🔻Servicemen of the 291st regiment of the Russian Armed Forces have established control over several strongholds in the Novopokrovka area southeast of Orekhovo. The Armed Forces of Ukraine expect the continuation of the active assault on the Belogorye-Charivnoe line and in the direction of Gulyai-Pole.

Breaking through the first line of defense at this line with a simultaneous attack from the west will allow the military personnel of the RF Armed Forces to reach Orekhov from the east and develop an offensive on Gulyaipole, cutting the AFU grouping into two parts.

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