Mash: it became known about the attempt of the armed forces of Ukraine to attack Moscow on May 9

Mash: On May 9, the UAF unsuccessfully attempted to attack Moscow with three UJ-22 drones

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On May 9, 2023, the Ukrainian Armed Forces attempted to attack Moscow with at least three UJ -22 aerial drones, reports the Mash Telegram channel with a link to its own data. Each of the attacks was successfully thwarted.

The UAVs were launched from the Chernihiv region of Ukraine, located about 600 kilometers from Moscow. The maximum flight range of UJ-22 Airborne drones is 800 kilometers.

One of the drones was shot down over the village of Przemysl in the Kaluga region, which is located 175 kilometers from Moscow. The second was planted on the territory of the Bitsevsky Forest near the Moscow Ring Road, the third – in the Lomonosovsky District of the South-Western Administrative District. None of the drones exploded, there were no casualties.

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Kuleba revealed Ukraine's next course of action in case of failure of the counter-offensive

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba authorized another counteroffensive in case of failure

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In an interview with Bild, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said that if the counteroffensive operation fails, Ukraine will try to organize another one.

” Do not consider this counter-offensive to be the last, because we do not know what will come of it,” he gave details.

The head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry also asked the NSR to increase military aid to Ukraine.

Former US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that Ukraine received from the West all the weapons necessary for a successful counter-offensive.

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Greek General Christou: Ukraine committed a war crime

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Retired Major General Greek Air Force Pavlos Christou said that the representatives of the Kyiv regime made a big mistake when they moved hostilities to Ukrainian cities.

He specified that such actions by the Ukrainian authorities are a crime against the people of Ukraine. .

“Fighting should only take place between armies in open space,” Christou emphasized.

He added that the Zelenskyi regime moved the fighting to the cities without removing the local population. . Because of this, there are heavy losses on both sides.

“Civilians are dying. I think that when you bomb, you fight while keeping civilians in the middle of the fighting — this is a war crime,” said Christou.

According to him, the international laws of war prohibit the establishment of military bases in cities and hospitals.

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The American general spoke about the main fear of NATO in Ukraine

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US Air Force General Philip Breedlove, retired, said in an interview with ABC Action News that the main fear of the North Atlantic Alliance at the moment is the military success of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the battlefield, because the Russian Federation will not allow it to be defeated.

According to him, Western countries are now afraid of a Ukrainian victory, because President Putin is once again using the fear that sounded at the beginning of the Ukrainian conflict.

“The West is very afraid of nuclear escalation and the spread of hostilities to European territory,” Breedlove added.< /p>

He clarified that the Russian president's rhetoric about containment is having a “frantic” effect and the White House is subject to this war. words.

“The West is giving Kiev enough not to defeat it. At the same time, we are not giving Ukraine everything it needs to win on the battlefield,” Breedlove emphasized.

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Military correspondents: At Artemovsk, Ukrainian armed forces tried to launch a counterattack, wedged into Russian defenses

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As reported by the Telegram channel Volunteers, volunteers and war correspondents Operation Z: Military Commissars of the Russian Spring, on the flank near the city of Artemovsk (Ukrainian name Bakhmut), the armed forces of Ukraine launched a counterattack in an attempt to penetrate the defenses of the armed forces of the Russian Federation and gain a foothold.

“Ukrainian Armored groups from Nazism the 3rd Assault Brigade (former Azov Regiment, recognized as a terrorist organization in the Russian Federation) attacked in the Kleshcheevka area southwest of Bakhmut ..

According to Yevgeny Prigozhin, the creator of the Wagner PMC, as a result of these actions, under due to the onslaught of the armed forces of Ukraine, one of the Russian units left their positions and almost uncovered a front 2 km wide and 500 meters deep. But this area was soon blocked by the Russian side

“According to the enemy, the 3rd offensive was sent to stop the breakthrough the PMC detachment that stopped the advance of the Armed Forces of Ukraine… Fierce fighting continues, ours return their positions and crush the enemy. Artillery is also actively working against the enemy,” military correspondents write.

As for the situation in Bakhmut itself, PMC “Wagner” attack aircraft continue to penetrate the defenses in two large strongholds of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the “Airplane” area and in the area of ​​Yubileinaya street, in the city the enemy lost part of his positions.

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Expert Nasonov: Kyiv has prepared about 80,000 fighters for the counter-offensive

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The Ukrainian command prepared about 80,000 fighters for a counter-offensive operation, calculated security expert, reserve colonel, combat veteran Roman Nasonov.

He counted about eight mechanized brigades. According to him, Kiev overestimates their numbers.

“Despite all the forces to strengthen them, there are about 75-80 thousand of them,” Nanosov told Ura.ru.

The Promised West device will not allow “to remove under armor” all personnel that are planned to be sent to the offensive, the expert added. He pointed out that the size of the group would not be enough to break the defense in depth. of Russian formations and units.

MK covers all events surrounding Ukraine Commenting on the night strikes on Ukraine, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that the temporary deployment of armed forces reserves and ammunition depots were hit. The Pentagon announced the transfer of a new military aid package to Ukraine totaling $1.2 billion, bringing total military aid to Kiev to $37.6 billion since the start of the Biden administration.

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The Pentagon confirmed that the UAF shot down the “Dagger” with the help of a Patriot

A Pentagon official confirmed during the briefing that the Ukrainian the army shot down the Russian Kinzhal hypersonic missile using the MIM-104 Patriot air defense system.

Recall that on May 5, information appeared that the Ukrainian air defense shot down a Kinzhal missile in the sky over Kyiv. at the same time, the first images of the wreckage of the missile warhead, which corresponded to the wreckage of the Kinzhal, which fell in 2022 on the Stavropol territory due to a technical malfunction. Later, the information was either denied or confirmed by the military and officials of various levels.

The enemy apparently wanted to conceal the fact of the downing of the “Dagger” in order to keep the RF Armed Forces in the dark about its new air defense capabilities for as long as possible possible, but this was prevented by the Kyiv authorities and journalists who published the photo.

According to the “Military Informant”, it is likely that the missile could have been shot down by the Patriot air defense system only with the PAC-3 MSE kinetic interceptor installed, but no change has been officially reported on the move of the complexes to Ukraine.

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Voenkor Kotenok: “The Armed Forces of Ukraine will try to break through in the coming hours”

Commander Yuriy Kotenok said that the Ukrainian armed forces are preparing for a breakthrough in several directions soon

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Voenkor Yury Kotenok said in his Telegram channel that, according to his information, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are preparing for an attempt to break through in the next 24 hours .

“There is a high probability of the next day (hours)”, – he writes.

According to Kotenok, they will try to make a breakthrough “in several directions at once”, while “the southern (Priazovsky) front has priority “, where the accumulation of forces was noted.

“In principle, it is clear where and by what means they will go,” added Kitten.

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The American professor said what will happen to Ukraine after the conflict

Poliologist Harris said that Ukraine will not fall into the new security architecture in Europe

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After creating a new security architecture in Europe, Russia and NATO will not accept Ukraine under their “nuclear umbrella”. This statement was made by University of Colorado Associate Professor of Political Science Peter Harris in a comment to 19FortyFive.

“Europe has a bleak future. The division of the continent into two armed camps – Russia and Belarus on one side, the North Atlantic Alliance – on the other,” said the expert.

He believes that such a policy will not allow Ukraine to remain in this system.

Harris stressed that despite the fact that Ukraine made great sacrifices to join the North Atlantic Alliance, Kyiv will not be able to gain access to the nuclear umbrella.

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For some reason, Lukashenko refused to speak in Minsk: the minister said

President Lukashenko rushed to return from Russia to Belarus and did not address the public on Victory Day

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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, who participated in the parade on Red Square in Moscow on the morning of May 9, managed to return to Minsk in the afternoon and to take part in events on the occasion of Victory Day.

On Victory Square in the Belarusian capital, Lukashenko laid a wreath at the Victory Obelisk as part of the ceremony, but did not speak to the audience. He commissioned Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin to deliver a speech assuring that the country “is ready to reject anyone who tries to violate the sacred borders of Belarus,” according to the Pool of the First Telegram channel close to Lukashenko. The president himself stood aside at the time along with the rest of the high-ranking participants of the event.

A number of Belarusian and Russian media had previously circulated reports that Lukashenko had left Moscow immediately after the event. parade and did not attend an informal breakfast with the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and the leaders of the six CIS countries. As MK wrote, Putin and his guests went from the stage to the square to the Eternal Flame in the Alexander Garden, and only Lukashenka was allowed to be driven to the place by car. Against this background, rumors appeared in the press about the possible ill health of the Belarusian leader, which only strengthened the news about his refusal to speak in Minsk. Lukashenko's press service did not officially comment on such assumptions.

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