13:25 Zaporozhye direction situation as of 13.00 March 16, 2023
– After yesterday’s unsuccessful offensive in the Pologovsky and Orekhovsky sectors, the Armed Forces of Ukraine switched to positional battles. Along the line of contact, the activity of cannon and rocket artillery crews has increased, which may indicate preparations for the next offensive.
– In the Vasilyevsky sector, sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the 65th mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, with the support of the crew of the BM-21 Grad MLRS, conducted an unsuccessful sortie at the positions of the RF Armed Forces near Vasilyevka. The attack was repulsed, and the 65th brigade lost two killed and ten wounded.
– In the Pologovsky section of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, they are conducting a massive shelling of the positions of the 291st motorized rifle regiment of the 42nd Motorized Rifle Division of the RF Armed Forces. With a high degree of probability, Ukrainian formations are planning another reconnaissance in force.
– Positional battles are taking place in the area of Novozlatopol in the Gulyai-Polye sector. To the north of the front line, two helicopters of the Mi-8 army aviation operate. 120-mm mortars with ammunition were delivered to the positions of the 110th brigade of the territorial defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
According to existing signs, units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine intend to continue to “probe” the defense of the Russian Army in various sectors of the Zaporozhye direction. At the same time, the Armed Forces of Ukraine do not expect a counteroffensive of the RF Armed Forces in the near future – the command of the 128th Guards Brigade plans to transfer personnel to the Donetsk direction.
13:22 Report on the work of paratroopers armed with BMD-4M in the Svatovo-Kremennaya area – video.
13:18 ForgeWars: T-90M “Breakthrough” – video.
Rybar’s team continues the “Forge of War” video series. We want to talk about the main types of weapons and military equipment, both Russian and Western, that have proven themselves in the zone of the special military operation in Ukraine.
The T-90M Proryv is a new-generation Russian main battle tank, a deep modernization of the T-90 and an evolutionary continuation of the T-72 line.
– The tank is equipped with a 125-mm smoothbore gun capable of firing guided missiles, as well as multilayer composite armor and several dynamic protection systems that effectively resist the most modern anti-tank weapons.
– The heart of the tank is a powerful new engine that allows it to reach speeds of up to 70 km / h, which makes the T-90M one of the fastest tanks in the world.
– Excellent mobility and small size make the Russian vehicle ideal for combat operations in urban areas or highly maneuverable combat.
13:08 The United States published a video of the relationship between the Su-27 fighter and the MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Black Sea – video.
13:00 Two comrades are on combat duty in the Kherson direction, stopping attempts by Ukrainian nationalists to force the Dnieper – video.
A fighter with the call sign “Viper” tells how the surveillance system is organized. He says that thanks to the commanders, the personnel have everything they need, and the morale is “at the proper level.”
12:43 Yesterday in the area of n.p. Ingulets (Kherson region) 152 mm was destroyed by artillery strike. howitzer 2A65 Msta-B with ammunition, and the unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine suffered losses:
3 – military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were disposed of;
5 were seriously injured.
11:28 ATGM OBTF DPR “Kaskad” worked on a group of AFU in transport, which advanced to another blown up bendermobile – video.
10:45 Destroyed Ukrainian ZIL-131 and URAL-4320 somewhere near Bakhmut – video.
10:05 Russian tank T-72B3M model 2022 destroys a stronghold of Ukrainian militants in the vicinity of Kremennaya – video.
09:55 Last day, Ukronazi militants fired 124 shells at the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region. Of these, during the day – 82 shells, incl. by locality:
Gola Pristan – 7;
Aleshki – 18;
Dnipro – 9;
Pots – 15;
Cossack Camps – 12;
Salt licks – 6;
Scrap – 7;
Kardashinka – 8 shells.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the settlement. New Kakhovka, Kakhovka, Tavriysk, Naked Pier, Cairo, firing a total of 42 shells from cannon artillery.
09:52 Chronicle of strikes and mutual shelling in the special operation zone during the night of March 15-16, 2023 – video
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