Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Russian ‘great offensive’ a Flop; Bakhmut is 'slaughter-fest for Russians,'; Ukraine's Air Force Now Using JDAM "smart" Bombs; Southern Command: Explosions in Crimean Dzhankoi Hinder Russia's Transfer of Weapons; Ukraine's Forces down 9 Russian drones, LIVE UPDATES and MORE

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Russian ‘great offensive’ a flop, Ukrainian intelligence reports failure:
Russia’s great offensive in Ukraine has flopped, Andriy Chernyak, spokesman of the Defense Ministry’s Main Intelligence Directorate or HUR said in an interview with news agency Ukrinform on March 30.
He said the offensive, which Russians invasion forces launched in winter on several parts of the front, had failed.
“Now we see that the Russian army has proved incapable of conducting strategic offensive operations,” Chernyak said.
“The so-called ‘great offensive,’ which was promoted by propaganda for several months, turned out to be a flop for Russia – they did not achieve any significant results.”
However, Chernyak also said that Russia has enough resources to continue the war in 2023 and 2024.
He said that the occupiers are still trying to advance towards the administrative borders of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. Meanwhile, intelligence obtained allows the Armed Forces of Ukraine to take effective counter-measures and inflict maximum losses on the Russian army, he said.
In mid-March, the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that the Russian offensive on the Donetsk section of the front was slowing. The report also said that the enemy had lost its offensive potential.
According to the report, the Russian invasion forces suffered serious losses and faced a shortage of ammunition. --->READ MORE HERE
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Ukraine war latest: Bakhmut is 'slaughter-fest for Russians,' says top US general:
There are about 6,000 mercenaries of the Kremlin-controlled Wagner Group fighting in the eastern city of Bakhmut, according to the U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley.
Milley told U.S. lawmakers that 20-30,000 Wagner recruits, many from prisons, are fighting alongside mercenaries. He highlighted the high number of casualties they are facing in the battle as Ukrainian forces deal considerable damage to these fighters.
"The Ukrainians are doing a very effective area defense that is proven to be very costly to the Russians. For about the last 20, 21 days, the Russians have not made any progress whatsoever in and around Bakhmut," he said on March 29.
"So it's a slaughter-fest for the Russians. They're getting hammered in the vicinity of Bakhmut, and the Ukrainians have fought very, very well," he added.
Meanwhile, Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin claimed that the eight-month-long battle for Donetsk Oblast's Bakhmut "had already practically destroyed the Ukrainian army," adding his forces have been "pretty battered" as well.
Bakhmut's deputy mayor, Oleksandr Marchenko, told Suspilne media outlet on March 30 that fighting continues to grip Bakhmut's city center, as the Russian army strives to cut off access to the city.
"Passing into the city is now impossible for civilians because fighting continues at the entrance to the city. But communication is breaking through in some places," he said.
Bakhmut still has supplies of food and water, but constant, erratic shelling makes it perilous to move around, according to the official. --->READ MORE HERE
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