Russian special military operation in Ukraine #43

Kiko wrote:The Ministry of Defence announced the failure of a large-scale offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 06.04.2023.

The Russian Ministry of Defence announced an attempt at a large-scale offensive by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the morning of June 4.

MOSCOW, June 5 - RIA Novosti. On the morning of June 4, the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched a large-scale offensive in five sectors of the front in the Yuzhnodonets direction, said the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defence, Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov.

"On the morning of June 4, the enemy launched a large-scale offensive in five sectors of the front in the South Donetsk direction by introducing into battle the 23rd and 31st mechanized brigades from the strategic reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the support of other military units and subunits," he said.

In total, six mechanized and two tank battalions were involved in the attack. The goal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was to break through the Russian defense on the most vulnerable, according to Kyiv, sector of the front. "The enemy did not achieve his objectives, It had no success," Konashenkov stressed.

As a result of skillful and competent actions of the Vostok group, the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to more than 250 personnel, 16 tanks, 3 infantry fighting vehicles, 21 armored fighting vehicles.

The commander of the united group of troops, the chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov, during this period was at one of the advanced command posts in this direction, Konashenkov added.

The imminent counter-offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was repeatedly announced both in Kyiv and in the West. One of the strike directions is called the Zaporozhye region with the aim of reaching the coast of the Sea of ​​​​Azov in order to cut the land corridor to the Crimea.

Press Secretary of the President of Russia  Dmitry Peskov emphasized that Moscow carefully monitors any statements about the upcoming counteroffensive and takes them into account when planning a special operation.

https://ria.ru/20230605/nastuplenie-1876137559.html

Arkanghelsk wrote:The recon in force is a signal for follow up forces

They probed a "weak" sector of the front and got wrecked

This shit is gonna be a bloodbath

I was thinking the same. No way that engine remains there after such huge explosion.

In Russian TG channels they say it was FAB500. Is this possible such a deep crater for 500kg bomb?

This was likely a mini bunker with some ammo. For such thing to happen you need an underground explosion.

The fab bombs would explode on the surface, unless thry use penetrating bombs.

I don't think thats a fake. The parts left are the rocket engine, which are built incredibly strong, cos they have to be. The pressures and temps in a rocket engine are massive. When the crater is that size, who knows what was there.

The Russian speakers in Ukraine still identify as Russian speaking Ukrainians, not Russians.

Soon to dead slobs are Russians I assume, considering what happened next year and who invented every single piece of modern technology afterwards? (as in not USSR)

Those DRGs are made of highly trained, skilled, and motivated elements supported by tons of mercs.
In some cases, those are simply special forces units.

Scorpius wrote:
the idea of future wars from the USSR in 1938.