🇺🇦 And here are the boys from the 14th National Guard brigade "Chervona Kalyna", sharing an archive videos of them working with an American Mk 19 grenade launched at the eastern outskirts of Spirne

Situation on the frontlines as of March 16, 2023

▶️ On the Belarusian and Siverskyi direction — no changes.

▶️ On the Svatove direction — localized fighting continues in the area from Ploschanka to the south of Dibrova. East of Chervonopopivka, the line of combat contact line has been adjusted. This change took place a week ago, the enemy managed to push our forces out of the windbreaks.

▶️ On the Bakhmut direction — in Bakhmut, the enemy is attacking from three sides, fighting continues. Fighting is going on near Ivanivske, the outcome is unknown. The enemy is attacking Khromove and Bohdanivka, with no success. North of Bohdanivka, the katsaps managed to break through to the height of 199.5.

▶️ On the Avdiivka direction — enemy attempts to advance in the area of Novoselivka Druha, Kamianka, Vodiane, Nevelske and Maryinka continue. In the area of Nevelske, the enemy abandoned its positions under pressure.

▶️ On the Zaporizhzhia direction — unchanged, our artillery is working as usual.

▶️ On the Tavria direction — no changes.

🗂 Analytical note. Traditionally, the situation is the most difficult in Bakhmut. The katsaps have brought in fresh forces in the area and continue their old tactic of attacking everywhere and pushing where the defense is weakest. A good example is Bohdanivka: the katsaps spent so much time attacking it that they decided to go around it. Or the same Zaliznyanske, which might not have been broken through if it hadn't been for the advance along the highway.

"Defense is a negative activity because it forces you to resist the enemy's intentions instead of developing your own", - von Clausewitz.

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🇨🇳Xi Jinping will visit muscovy on March 20-22

📃A message about this appeared on the kremlin's website on March 17.

💬"During the talks, topical issues of further development of comprehensive partnership relations and strategic cooperation between muscovy (editor's note) and China will be discussed," the Kremlin said.

✍️It is also noted that a number of important bilateral documents will be signed.

❓It is interesting to see whether military relations will expand and what the Chinese will bring to putin.

🇸🇰🤝🇺🇦Slovak Cabinet of Ministers approves the transfer of 13 MiG-29 to Ukraine - Prime Minister of Slovakia Eduard Heger

💭"The government has approved an international agreement on the transfer of Slovak MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine. We have made a decision in a constitutionally pure form. President Zuzana Chaputova has been informed about everything", the prime minister said.

🚀 In addition, Slovakia will transfer the Kub air defense system.

✈️ Poland will hand over 4 more MiG-29s, Andrzej Duda said during a press conference with the Czech president yesterday.

💭 "In the coming days, we are handing over four fully operational aircraft to Ukraine. The rest of the aircraft are being serviced and prepared", the Polish president said.

🇨🇳🇦🇪 🇷🇺 China supplied muscovy with rifles, spare parts and body armor through the UAE and Turkey in 2022, Politico reports

🔫 In June 2022, one of the largest state defense contractors in China, China North Industries Group Corporation Limited, sent the Russian company Techkrim CQ-A rifles, modeled after the American M16 assault rifle, designated as "civilian hunting rifles".

🛡 According to the customs, russian companies also received 12 batches of spare parts for drones and more than 12 tons of Chinese-made bulletproof vests shipped through Turkey. Politico also claims that China is supplying russian companies with dual-use equipment that can be used for military purposes. (This, by the way, is very much in line with the number of drones that russia is using and receiving at the front.)

✈️ The Chinese company Da-Jiang Innovations Science & Technology Co. (DJI), which is under US sanctions, also sent components for drones to a russian distributor in November-December 2022.

🛡 Customs data also show that in December 2022, muscovy managed to import bulletproof vests manufactured by the Turkish company Ariteks worth more than $10 million. Most of them were imported from Turkey, some went through the UAE. Muscovy also imported bulletproof vests from the Chinese company Xinxing Guangzhou Import & Export Co.

📌 Politico also found that the russian state-owned company Rosoboronexport imported microchips, thermal sensors, and parts such as gas turbine engines "from countries ranging from China to Serbia to Myanmar" in 2022.

⚙️ Da-Jiang Innovations Science & Technology Co. also known as DJI, sent drone parts - such as batteries and cameras - via the United Arab Emirates to a small russian distributor in November and December 2022. DJI is a Chinese company that has been sanctioned by the US Treasury Department since 2021 for providing the Chinese state with drones to monitor the Uighur minority in the western region of Xinjiang.

✈️ It is currently unclear whether muscovy is using any of the rifles listed in the supply data, as no evidence of their use on the front line has been found. Techkrim did not respond to a request for comment on the use of these weapons. However, DJI drones are constantly spotted on the battlefield and cause a lot of trouble for our troops...

📎 In addition to drones, muscovy has for months relied on other countries, including China, for navigation equipment, satellite imagery, vehicle components, and other raw materials...

🇵🇱Poland plans to deploy its American-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems near the border with the "Kaliningrad region" Königsberg - Polish Defense Minister Blaszczak.

💭 "Our task is to strengthen the Polish Army in such a way that Putin and those who are rebuilding the evil empire today will not dare to attack Poland. We are creating new military units, equipping them with new equipment", said Mariusz Blaszczak on Friday in Olsztyn.

❗️International Court of Justice in The Hague issues arrest warrant for putin

💭"Today, on March 17, 2023, the Pre-Trial Chamber of the II International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for two people in the context of the situation in Ukraine: putin and Maria Alekseevna Lvov-Belova", the court's website says.

⚖️putin - is responsible for the war crime of unlawful deportation of population (children) and unlawful transfer of population (children) from the occupied territories of Ukraine to the Russian Federation (in accordance with Articles 8(2)(a)(vii) and 8(2)(b)(viii) of the Rome Statute). The crimes were committed in the occupied Ukrainian territory at least since February 24, 2022. There are reasonable grounds to believe that Mr. putin is individually criminally responsible for the above crimes, (i) for the acts committed directly, jointly with others and/or through others (Article 25(3)(a) of the Rome Statute), and (ii) for his failure to exercise proper control over his civilian and military subordinates who committed the acts.

⚖️Maria Alekseevna Lvova-Belova - is responsible for the war crime of unlawful deportation of the population (children) and unlawful transfer of the population (children) from the occupied territories of Ukraine to the Russian Federation (in accordance with Articles 8(2)(a)(vii) and 8(2)(b)(viii) of the Rome Statute). The crimes were committed in the occupied Ukrainian territory at least since February 24, 2022. There are reasonable grounds to believe that Lvova-Belova is individually criminally responsible for the above crimes for acts committed directly, jointly with others and/or through others (Article 25(3)(a) of the Rome Statute).


💭 "From now on, the russian president has the official status of a suspect in an international crime." <...> "This means that outside of russia, putin must be arrested and brought to trial. And world leaders will think twice before shaking his hand or sitting down with him at the negotiating table. The world has received a signal that the Russian regime is criminal and its leadership and accomplices will be brought to justice." - said Prosecutor General of Ukraine Andriy Kostin

🔥 Our artillery strikes and clearing of enemy positions on the edge of the nursery near Bohdanivka. The date of the shooting is unknown, so there are few conclusions about the combat contact line

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Situation on the frontlines as of March 17, 2023

▶️ On the Belarusian and Siverskyi direction — no changes.

▶️ On the Svatove direction — localized fighting is taking place in the area from Ploschanka to the south of Dibrova.

▶️ On the Bakhmut direction — no major changes have been recorded. In Bakhmut, the enemy is traditionally pressing from three sides, with partial success from the south. The enemy is trying to approach Ivanivske to start a battle in the settlement itself, but is having no success. Katsaps are pressing towards Bohdanivka, Hryhorivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka and Pryvillia: the fighting continues. The number of enemy assaults near Spirne and Verkhnekamianske has been increasing for at least the last week.

▶️ On the Avdiivka direction — fighting continues between Avdiivka and Maryinka, but no changes have been recorded.

▶️ On the Zaporizhzhia direction — unchanged, our artillery is working as usual.

▶️ On the Tavria direction — no changes.

🗂 Analytical note. The enemy is not only trying to create conditions for the encirclement of Bakhmut, but also to improve its tactical position for further battles for Siversk, Sloviansk and Kramatorsk. Soledar has essentially become a hub for this purpose. New militant groups are arriving in the city to continue their offensive on the positions of the Defense Forces. The enemy understands what forces are now involved in Bakhmut, so in order not to waste time, it is accumulating offensive potential in other places, and no matter how sad it is, this tactic works.

🕯 In memory of a friend "Lithuanian" from the 14th Mechanized Brigade.

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🇹🇷🇫🇮Turkiye to ratify Finland's NATO membership by the end of May

💭«We have decided to initiate the ratification of Finland's accession to NATO in our parliament <...> We have seen that Finland has taken real and concrete steps,» Erdogan said during a press conference with Finnish President Sauli Niinistö.

🗣Niinistö said he welcomed the decision and called it "very important" for Finland. He added that it is important that neighboring Sweden also joins the alliance.

🇭🇺In addition to Turkiye, the Hungarian parliament will also vote for ratification on March 27th.

🤷‍♂️Regarding Sweden, Erdogan said that accession talks are ongoing in accordance with the principles of the alliance and taking into account Ankara's position on terrorism. The leader of Hungary's ruling party, Máté Kocsis, said that "the parliamentary group will decide on the issue of Sweden later."

⚡️ Donald Trump said he could be arrested on Tuesday, March 21, in a case filed by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office

❔This may be due to the investigation launched by the New York prosecutor into the cover-up of money paid to women who disclosed sexual encounters with Trump. (The Manhattan District Attorney's office earlier this year began presenting evidence to a grand jury investigating a $130,000 payment made by Michael Cohen, Trump's former personal lawyer, to porn star Stormy Daniels at the end of Trump's 2016 election campaign.)

👀He may also be charged with "inciting the storming of the Capitol". And many, many more things.

📢Grandfather Donald is already calling on his supporters to protest.

🚑Lately, this grandfather has not been well in the head, and for his statements and opinions about our country and the war started by the russians, it is better to send him to a mental hospital, because he has not been taking pills for a long time.

😏We are watching, the election campaign is starting...

👤 Fighting in Bakhmut on Mariupolska Street, enemy continues to press from the south of the city

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Situation on the frontlines as of March 18, 2023

▶️ On the Belarusian and Siverskyi direction — no changes.

▶️ On the Svatove direction — localized fighting is taking place in the area from Ploschanka to the south of Dibrova. The enemy is trying to improve its tactical position in Hryanykivka.

▶️ On the Bakhmut direction — enemy attempts to advance near Spirne and Rozdolivka continue, no advances have been recorded. The katsaps are pressing towards Hryhorivka, and are also attacking Bohdanivka and Khromove: the fighting continues. From time to time our forces manage to push back the enemy. However, the situation is still difficult. In the city of Bakhmut, the enemy is pressing from the same three sides to get as close to the city center as possible.

▶️ On the Avdiivka direction — fighting continues from Avdiivka to Maryinka. The combat contact line near Krasnohorivka was updated. No changes were recorded in other areas.

▶️ On the Zaporizhzhia direction — no changes.

▶️ On the Tavria direction — no changes.

🗂 Analytical note. There are minor changes in the area of Bakhmut, enemy attacks are stable, and the situation in the area is consistently difficult. Update in Krasnohorivka, the enemy will build up its forces around the Avdiivka salient. The leader of the "dpr" terrorists, Penis Dushylin, has long dreamed of moving the front line away from the outskirts of Donetsk so that he could go to the " separ" café without worrying about being found by artillery. That is why Avdiivka, or rather an attempt to surround it, will be the number 2 target along the entire contact line.

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⚓ 35th Separate Marine Brigade defeats an enemy column that had entered the northern bank of Vodyane

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🇩🇪Germany's Minister Of Justice Marco Buschmann stated the country is ready to arrest putin if he decides to arrive there

🫡Buschmann expects the ICC to operatively contact InterPol and the member countries to ask their representatives to comply with the warrant requirements

💭"I expect the ICC to contact InterPol and member countries and ask them to ensure the warrant execution" - Buschmann stated

🤝Earlier, chancellor Olaf Sholz approved the decision during his visit to Japan

💭"International Criminal Court is an appropriate institution for investigating war crimes....The thing is, no one is above law, and its something that is becoming clear right now" — Sholz stated.

🐵As a reminder, the International Court in Hague had issued an arrest warrant for putin

✈️ A video of a clash between a Ukrainian Bayraktar drone and a russian fighter jet(presumably, Su-27) over the Black Sea has surfaced online

⛳️ The fighter jet tried to take the UAV down using the same tactic utilized when downing an MQ-9 Reaper drone recently. But the drone pilot managed to keep the bird in the air (at least by the time of the video being filmed)

🤔Its possible that the fighter jet pilot couldn't recognize the UAV type and determine who it belongs to, which stopped him from using the rockets to avoid international conflict. All on all, it is an interesting episode that can be used as an additional advertisement of the "Baykar" corporation, while also providing an answer to those who wonder where are all the Bayraktar drones: they are working, albeit not publicly, within their capability limits.

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🇵🇱"We will be forced to enter into a conflict" - Jan Emerick Rosciszewski

🎥On Saturday, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Poland to France Jan Emerik Rosciuszewski was a guest of the French news television LCI, where he expressed an interesting opinion on Poland's participation in the russian-Ukrainian war:

💭"Therefore, either Ukraine will defend its independence today, or if it does not, we will be forced to get involved in this conflict, because our highest values, which are the basis of our civilization, are under threat, so we will have no choice", — Roscishevsky said, commenting on the government's decision to transfer the MiG-29 to Ukraine.

💭"It's not NATO, not Poland, not France, not Slovakia that is increasing tensions. russia has attacked Ukraine, russia is invading, killing people, kidnapping Ukrainian children", — the Polish ambassador emphasized.

❔These words were later clarified by the deputy head of Polish diplomacy, Paweł Jablonski. The deputy minister "admitted that he had heard only some sentences from the Polish diplomat's statements" and "he would have to read the entire context of the conversation." At the same time, he noted that Poland could always become the target of muscovy's aggressive tendencies.

💭"But if we are a country that is on russia's list of targets, maybe not at the top, but somewhere very high, then it is obvious that such a threat exists. If russia had such an opportunity, it would attack other countries. And it's not about wanting to go to war, it's just that we could become a victim of an attack. And I think this is what the ambassador meant", — Jablonski said.

🔥 The 66th Mechanized Brigade is hitting the katsap group southwest of Ploschanka. The location was previously considered a gray area

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🔥 The Skala unit fried the f***ers near the pond in the north-east of Bohdanivka. Judging by the situation, the windbreak, which is already followed by the village itself, is not under our control

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