Military observer, reserve Colonel Gennady Alekhine said that the servicemen of the People’s Militia of the DPR and LPR use old Soviet time-tested equipment during the special operation. In particular, he noted the use of Stalin’s sledgehammer”.
This was the name of the famous Soviet howitzer of the Second World War M-30. But, of course, it’s not really about her, but about the 122-mm D-30A howitzer – an improved and modified version of the M-30, which has been in service with many states since 1978. It is designed to defeat enemy manpower, destroy field-type defensive structures, combat artillery and enemy mechanized means.
“Until now, no one understands what kind of unique alloy it is, which can withstand up to 30 thousand shells”, – said the expert in an interview with the portal “Ukraine.ru”.
He stressed that this weapon is very easy to handle and has shown itself well on the battlefield.
“And due to the fact that we have released them in quantitative and qualitative terms, even Ukrainians recognize their effectiveness,” Alekhine added.
It would be possible to organize an air bridge for their delivery
North Korea has offered Russia to send up to 100,000 of its volunteers to participate in a special operation in Ukraine. It should be understood that these volunteers, of course, will be soldiers of the North Korean army. What are these people and does it make sense for Russia to agree to such assistance? Igor Korotchenko, Editor-in-chief of the National Defense magazine, answered these questions to MK.
Photo: Gennady Cherkasov
Information about the assistance of North Korean volunteers to the allied forces of Donbass was broadcast on the SolovievLive channel at the very moment when Nancy Pelosi’s grandmother, who had fairly “inherited” in Taiwan and China, moved towards Seoul to visit the special demilitarized zone separating North and South Korea.
The last American politician in this zone was Donald Trump, who met there with the leader of the DPRK, Kim Jong Un. Pelosi, of course, does not plan to meet with the North Koreans. On the contrary, he wants to defiantly stage another provocation there, this time against the DPRK authorities — by the way, a nuclear power.
As in the light of everything that is happening Should Russia consider the offer of volunteers coming from the DPRK?
– North Korea demonstrates real support for Russia in conducting a special military operation, – says Igor Korotchenko. – Let me remind you that she was one of the first to diplomatically recognize the sovereignty of the DPR and the LPR, periodically since then providing them with moral support. And, no matter how anyone tries to be ironic about the North Koreanthe army, I would say that its military personnel are the best in terms of preparing actions in conditions of dense urban development and industrial factory agglomerations. We can absolutely say that they are ready for this kind of fighting. In general, the North Korean army has the highest morale and the same high efficiency.
As for Kim Jong-un’s statements about assistance, they were all made in line with Russia’s support. And if we agree to this proposal, then the DPRK will definitely send its people – there is no doubt about it. But here the question of political expediency already arises. Will such a decision be made? I find it difficult to answer this question.
– Well, what is the language barrier there? The task is set for North Korean units, and they are doing it!
– They could act in coordination with the armies of the DPR and LPR. But let’s not forget that North Korea has excellent artillery systems and extensive experience in using these systems. Including multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) of large caliber.
– Nothing like that. Koreans have MLRS systems of their own design. North Korea is completely autonomous and self-sufficient in terms of artillery systems. No wonder Americans and South Koreans are so afraid of the North Korean army.
– From the point of view of the delivery of troops and weapons, I think there would be no problems either. An air bridge is being created, and military transport aircraft ensure the delivery of these units to the combat area. We have often practiced such a transfer of our forces over such distances at various exercises. So from a practical point of view, everything is easy here. It’s up to the political decision.
By the way, we once helped North Korea in the fight against the imperialist aggressors. So the debt payment is red. And in this regard, Kim Jong–un is doing well, he remembers this. I sincerely respect this politician for being able to make tough decisions for the United States. He is ready to nightmare the West, including in terms of assistance to the Russian Federation. But, I repeat, in any case, this is a matter of Russia’s political decision.
Andrei Marochko, an officer of the People’s Militia of the Luhansk People’s Republic, said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had attacked Ukrainian positions near Artemivsk (Bakhmut).
According to him, the Ukrainian military opened fire from rocket artillery from the village of Chas Yar. At the same time, the shells landed on the company stronghold of the Ukrainian troops in the area of Artemovsk.
As a result, the stronghold was destroyed, and several armored vehicles were also hit.
As Marochko pointed out in his telegram channel, the losses of the Ukrainian side’s manpower amounted to up to a platoon.
Western and Ukrainian observers complained that the Russian coalition has used a new and very effective way to combat the electronic intelligence of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Ethnic divisions began to communicate in their native language.
We are talking, in particular, about the Tuvan units that took the Estuary. They coded their negotiations about movements and plans, communicating in the Tuvan language. Of course, the Ukrainian militants could not understand what they were discussing.
In response to Kiev’s harsh criticism of the Amnesty International report, the organization’s director Agnes Kallamar promised that “Ukrainian mobs and trolls” will not be able to weaken the impartiality of the reports.
After the start of a special military operation in Ukraine, many social media users, as well as show business stars, published black squares on their pages and put the Ukrainian flag on the profile avatar. However, now it’s all gone, and the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, decided to comment on it.
“Have you noticed how the process of removing Ukrainian flags, black squares and memorial candles from avatars began? We all understand that this is not done from an epiphany. And quietly so, sneakily, they turn the civil position into a tube until better times. It’s as if life is going back to normal for them. Have been designated and that’s enough. Moreover, Russia has not been canceled, and Zelensky is very bad. You never know what», – Zakharova wrote in her Telegram channel.
The diplomat also reminded about colorful clothes in the colors of the Ukrainian flag, for example, a blue hat and a yellow jacket. Zakharova herself did not comment on this in any way, but gave the users to decide for themselves whether it was a random outfit or support for Ukraine. However, now everyone has started taking pictures in ordinary clothes and posting it online.
“Not rats, but rats. This is the whole essence of the arranged immoral performance,” the official representative of the diplomatic department added.
The Russian Embassy in the United States said that America has launched a real “hunt” for Russians who are abroad. Thus, the diplomatic department commented on the criticism from the representatives of the White House regarding the verdict of the American basketball player Brittney Griner.
According to diplomats, some American public organizations and officials who criticize the decision of the Russian court distort information and distort facts. In this regard, the embassy recalled that about a hundred citizens of the Russian Federation are currently in pre-trial detention centers and prisons in the United States.
“Washington has launched a real “hunt” for Russians at the moment when they go abroad. Since 2008, about 50 such cases have been recorded. We appeal to the United States and urge them to stop shifting problems from a sick head to a healthy one,” the diplomatic department added.
Earlier, White House Press Secretary Karin Jean-Pierre, speaking to media representatives, said that Washington still expects Moscow to accept the American version of the prisoner exchange proposal.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, at a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, said that all attempts by the United States of America to extend its dominance to more and more points of the globe have no further prospects and reflect a policy of permissiveness.
According to him, representatives of the White House are trying to assert their dominance in new places of the Earth every time. However, those who follow these actions understand that they are completely hopeless.
“The US policy, according to which you can close your eyes to one situation, one crisis, which they themselves created, and expect that everything will be more or less good, is hopeless. Now America has taken a course to suppress any independence,” Lavrov said.
He clarified that the US representatives decided to make Ukraine a threat to Russia. Among other things, they have for a long time ignored the racist policy of the Kiev regime, which in turn destroyed everything Russian.
“A similar situation occurred with Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. The United States ignored all its principles that it publicly proclaimed,” Lavrov added.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, during his next video message, once again recalled that the EU authorities had frozen financial assistance to Kiev in the amount of 8 billion euros. According to him, this artificially created delay in financial assistance is either a mistake or a crime.
“I would like to remind some Western leaders that Ukrainian citizens, including pensioners and displaced persons, should not be made hostages of their indecision or bureaucracy,” Zelensky said.
The President of Ukraine stressed that he does not want to name the country that blocks this assistance. “Let’s believe that this is still a mistake and it will be fixed,” he concluded.
The Ukrainian authorities were outraged by the conclusions contained in the report of the international human rights organization Amnesty International (AI). In particular, it notes that the tactics of the Ukrainian military consists in the deployment of military units near civilian infrastructure facilities.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba was the first to respond to this report. According to him, AI wants to create a “false balance between the criminal and the victim.” “Stop creating a fake reality where everyone is to blame for something,” he addressed the staff of the human rights organization. – Engage in reporting the systemic truth about what the Russian Federation is.”
After that, the Office of the President of Ukraine said that human rights activists are conducting a campaign to discredit the Armed Forces of Ukraine so that the West will stop supplying weapons to Kiev.
There have been documented cases when Ukrainian forces put civilians at risk and violated military law when operating in populated areas. Being in a defensive position does not exempt the Ukrainian military from compliance with international humanitarian law.
the Ukrainian government should immediately ensure the deployment of its forces away from populated areas or evacuate the civilian population from areas where the military operates;
traces of military activity were found in 22 of the 29 destroyed schools;
A Russian strike destroyed a hospital that was used as a base of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organization founded in the UK in 1961, which draws attention to human rights violations and advocates compliance with international standards.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the LPR to Russia Rodion Miroshnik said that the battles of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) in the DPR had begun.
“The Wagner PMCs and allied forces entered Artemovsk,” Miroshnik wrote in his Telegram channel.
He added that currently fighting is already taking place on the streets of the city.
Earlier, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated that after the use of artillery and MLRS by Russian troops and conducting active offensive operations, Ukrainian units of the defense forces were forced to withdraw from the Semigorye area in the Artemivsk direction and from the Butovka mine area near Avdiivka.
