Russian special military operation in Ukraine #39

One of them has a little extra.

The terror attack was coordinated with the British. There was an article about some "Russian resistance" that came out the
day before the attack and the attack was touted as work of this "resistance". Some of the 5th column vermin based in the
UK are involved.

T-90M, Svatovo area

Next moves

WSJ: Ukrainian troops lost a number of the most trained units near Artemivsk, by Olga Ivanova for VZGLYAD. 03.05.2023.

Some of the best-trained units of the Ukrainian troops have been routed in the Artemovsk (Ukrainian name for Bakhmut) area in recent months, the Wall Street Journal reported.

It is noted that the brigades in the city area differ in the level of training and cannot always properly interact with each other. One of the Ukrainian commanders said that his positions were captured due to the fact that the nearest battalion was created from volunteers and left their area without warning, RIA Novosti reports.

Recall that the second visit of the commander of the Eastern Group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Alexander Syrsky, to Artemovsk may be evidence that a difficult time has come for the Kiev troops, said New York Times columnist Mark Santora.

https://vz.ru/news/2023/3/5/1201835.html

Mariupol

Alamo, wasn't the BMPT built in a limited quantity as a test system? Maybe if they build lots more a different gun will be fitted?

@Alamo

in BSF there were pretty recently old ships with 25mm guns still in use.  Thus there could be still significant amount of ammo for them. Not to mention a possibility to find some in post-Ukrainian depots.

Thought I still dont really understand why not ZSU-23-2 instead?

Sorry if i double post something. But here is my contribution:

Russian troops destroy the columns of the Armed Forces of Ukraine trying to escape from Bakhmut  

Collumn coordinates: 48°38'29.5"N 37°57'01.1"E


RF troops assault Ukrainian position in the Kremennaya region


RF Terminator BMPT in the Svatovo-Kremennaya region


RF BTR-82 and T-90M in Marinka


DPR Troops use Kamikaze drone Lancet on Ukrainian M777

The media spoke about the huge losses of Kyiv in Artemovsk, 03.06.2023.

El Pais: Kyiv suffered huge losses in Artemovsk, where it deployed the best units.

MOSCOW, March 6 - RIA Novosti. The Armed Forces of Ukraine suffered heavy losses in Artemivsk, where Kiev deployed some of its best units, the situation in the city is difficult for the Ukrainian troops, writes the Spanish newspaper El Pais.

"Ukraine has suffered huge losses in Artemivsk, where it deployed some of its best brigades," the article says.

On March 3, Ukrainian troops allegedly blew up two small bridges connecting the only Kiev-controlled entrance to the city. In their place, a pontoon crossing was erected, along which, according to volunteers and representatives of evacuation organizations, local residents tried to leave Artemovsk the next day.

Spanish journalists are also aware of the arrival of reinforcements there. According to one of the servicemen, they managed to enter the city only on the second attempt, since their vehicle was out of order.

According to El Pais, citing a text message received from Artemovsk, the situation in the city is "difficult." It is noted that communication in the city is limited and expensive, it took several days to receive a response.

Artemovsk is located in the part of the DPR controlled by Kiev, north of the large city of Gorlovka . This is an important transport hub for supplying the Ukrainian group of troops in the Donbass.

Earlier, the founder of the Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin , said that the fighters of the group had practically surrounded the territory of Artemovsk, and Yan Gagin, adviser to the acting head of the DPR, also stated this.

Also on Saturday, two Ukrainian security officials immediately announced that their units had received an order to leave the city - this is the commander with the call sign "Magyar" and the ex-Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yuriy Lutsenko , now the commander of a platoon of attack drones.

https://ria.ru/20230306/artemovsk-1856060590.html

The garrison of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Artemovsk was estimated at 12 thousand people, 03.06.2023.

The commander of the Russian assault detachment reported on the operational encirclement of Artemovsk with a garrison of the Armed Forces of Ukraine of 12 thousand people.

Russian troops control 40% of Artemovsk (Bakhmut), the city is in operational encirclement, and the Armed Forces of Ukraine are withdrawing combat-ready units to the second line of defense along the Konstantinovka-Kramatorsk-Slavyansk line, the Wagner PMC said.

One of the commanders of Wagner PMC, Hero of Russia Lotos, told Komsomolskaya Pravda military correspondent Alexander Kots that the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Artemovsk are in operational encirclement, all roads are under fire control.

According to him, the main supply line of the Armed Forces of Ukraine passes through the settlement of Khromovo, it must be taken, and the field roads to Ivanovskoye must also be cut. Lotos noted that Russian troops control 40% of the city, and the Armed Forces of Ukraine hastily withdraw combat-ready units to occupy the second line of defense along the Konstantinovka-Kramatorsk-Slavyansk line.

“In Bakhmut there are units of the defense and, according to our information, the Georgian Legion. The total number is up to 12 thousand people. The enemy is constantly bringing up reserves to hold the corridor from Artemovsk so that we cannot close our pincers,” Lotos reported.

He also stated that the Ukrainians blew up the Severny Stavka dam, opened a breach in the Berkhovsky reservoir with artillery fire, which led to flooding of the Berkhovka area, the southern part of Paraskoviyivka and the southern part of Krasnaya Gora. According to the fighter, in this way the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to slow down the pace of the offensive of the Russian troops, do not allow them to quickly cross and enter the central part of Bakhmut.

Earlier, the Wall Street Journal reported that Ukrainian troops had lost a number of the most trained units near Artemivsk.

The DPR reported that the cleansing of the Stupki railway station in the north of Artemovsk was fully completed.

The order to leave Artemovsk was announced by the ex-Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yuriy Lutsenko, as well as the commander of the Ukrainian troops with the call sign "Magyar".

https://vz.ru/news/2023/3/6/1201861.html

Thought I still dont really understand why not ZSU-23-2 instead?

The 2M-3 turret is better protected.

Impressive what you can buy with 200 Billion in "aid". 


Jill Biden did a good job decorating the oval office.

M-240 mortar used by the Ukros. Was later hit by a Lancet. Don´t think it did much damage.