Don’t underestimate the power of the Resistance.
Don’t underestimate the power of the Resistance.
Hezbollah has forced the evacuation of a major illegal Jewish settlement in northern Israel, and is now emptying more, including settlements with once-lucrative businesses.
If you add this to the economic losses caused by the Houthis with their attacks on Israel-linked ships in the Red Sea, Strait of Mandeb, Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, we see that Israel is paying a stiff price for its crimes against humanity.
And that’s only two of the Resistance fronts. There are three more waiting to spring their surprises on Israel.
The lying US and its allies call the Resistance fronts “terrorists,” but look who’s supporting genocide and look who’s fighting it!
Hyperlink to alkhanadeq report on settler evacuation
For Tuesday, October 24, 2023 05:34
Translation from Arabic with my notes in bold and in [brackets]
All scenarios are bitter for the settlers of northern occupied Palestine: death or departure
Evacuation of settlers
The Israeli media reported from the Ministry of War in the entity [Israel] that during the past few days, as part of the Al-Aqsa Flood Battle, 27,000 settlers were evacuated from 28 settlement towns on the occupied Palestinian border with Lebanon. [All Israeli settlements in Palestine are illegal].
The media also reported that 23,000 were evacuated from the settlement city of Kiryat Shmona alone, and that an additional 11,000 settlers will be evacuated from 14 villages on the Lebanese border as well, so the total will come to 61,000 settlers so far, with the possibility of this number rising in the coming days, especially If the intensity of the confrontation between the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon - Hezbollah and the Israeli occupation army escalates, coinciding with the developments taking place in the Gaza Strip (such that the radius of the evacuation zone may exceed 5 kilometers). Noting that Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper quoted some residents of the northern region as saying that they fled “before the missiles fell here like rain,” stressing that they would not return to the settlements “unless Hezbollah is defeated.” This means that if the settlers return if the battle ends, Hezbollah’s nightmare and the obsession of repeating the scenario of the Palestinian resistance storming during the Al-Aqsa Flood operation will continue haunting them as long as they remain in that region in the future.
This decision was met with ridicule by many Israeli media outlets, some of which said: “There are provocative scenes on the Lebanese side, despite the flames of the front. The Lebanese are working to harvest olive harvests in full view of the positions of our forces and the eyes of reconnaissance aircraft, while our people emptied their homes, fields, and businesses towards the center.” Israel begs for a piece of bread and a bottle of water.” They added, "The difference is that they are relying on an honest force that protects them, while we are relying on a false government that has misled us for years as the Grendizer of the twenty-first century."
On the other hand, settlers were evacuated to shelter centers, boarding schools, cheap hotels, and brothels in the center of occupied Palestine, and some of them were evacuated to a tent cluster in the “Maccabiah village.” [The situation is a mirror image of the Nakba, when disenfranchised Palestinians were forced into tents in refugee camps.] The cost of this evacuation plan is estimated at approximately 120 million shekels in just 14 days (equivalent to approximately 30 million US dollars). [Thus, the Resistance is costing Israel a LOT of money. Lost income and increased shipping costs due to Houthi attacks on Israel-related ships, loss of homes due to Hezbollah attacks on illegal settlements, lost income from once-lucrative businesses in settlements, now evacuated. See below]
Tents in the Maccabiah area
A strategic blow to the settlement project
This decision, especially in the settlement city of Kiryat Shmona, is a strategic blow to the settlement project in the Upper Galilee region. Fikryat Shmona is considered a measure of security stability on the northern border, and in the past ten years it has witnessed a boom in its economic development, especially in the high-tech sector.
Kiryat Shmona was built on the ruins of the village of Al-Khalisa [whose Palestinian population was ethnically cleansed], and it is considered the largest settlement city in the Galilee Finger region, so it was adopted as a regional center for the surrounding settlements in health services, industry, business services and trade. There are also two industrial zones in this city that include many companies and factories.
Ironically, the word “Kiryat Shmona” means the “Eight” settlement, so this name was chosen for it to commemorate what they claim to be the heroism of 8 settlers who chose to fight “to the death or leave” in the Battle of Tel Hai (adjacent to Kiryat Shmona during the year 1920). This battle is considered one of the most important founding myths of combative Zionism, so that the “Roaring Lion” statue - a memorial to Joseph Trumpeldor, the leader of the settlers who were killed - is considered one of the main heritage places in the occupation entity.
A severe economic blow
Displacing settlers from the northern region, without specifying how long the Netanyahu government’s move to do so will continue. These are the most important economic sectors:
1) Industrial areas: “Majdal Tafen” industrial city, which is the main place in the entity for the growth of factories and small and medium-sized companies. There are dozens of companies and factories in Majdal Tafen, spread over an area of 25 thousand square meters.
2) “High Tech” companies: There are many settlements and kibbutzim specialized in this sector. In the city of Majdal Tafan, there is a headquarters for the American company Western Digital, which is one of the world's largest companies for storing digital data and manufacturing hard disks. [So why did this American company agree to establish its HQ in an ILLEGAL settlement?]
3) Tourist institutions: restaurants, hotels, specialized stores, museums and nature reserves.
4) Farms, orchards, and agricultural factories (packaging and food industry).
5) The settlement construction sector.
[Now I want you to consider the criminal statement of arch-Zionist Jared Kushner, who thought it would be a great idea to develop beach front property in Gaza. Imagine the missiles flying into that area, chasing away the developers and homeowners!]
Writer:
Ali Nour El-Din
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Here’s your air strike update for April 5, 2024 (four reports)
Translation with my notes in bold and in [brackets]
https://ria.ru/20240405/povrezhdeniya-1938004147.html
05.04.2024
Energy facilities were damaged due to explosions in the Odessa oblast
Ukrenergo: explosions damaged power facilities in the Odessa oblast
MOSCOW, April 5 – RIA Novosti. In the Odessa oblast, power facilities were damaged due to explosions, the [Ukrainian] national energy company Ukrenergo reported.
“At night <...> energy infrastructure facilities in the Odessa oblast were again attacked, some of the equipment was damaged,” says the post on Facebook*.
The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine clarified that a fire occurred at the company’s local substation during technological work; the fire was soon extinguished.
Last night, an air raid alert was announced in the Odessa oblast, and the media reported explosions in the oblast.
In response to attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on civilian targets, the Russian military regularly attacks Ukrainian infrastructure: energy facilities, defense industry, military command and communications. Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov emphasized that the army does not attack residential buildings or social facilities.
* The activities of Meta (social networks Facebook and Instagram) are prohibited in Russia as extremist.
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Ukrainian aircraft engine maker hit by Russian air strike
Motor Sich was actually sold to a Chinese company in 2019 but the US knew that its biggest client would be Russia, which purchased its aircraft engines. The Chinese company paid a half million dollars down.
However, the US, which always does everything in its power to break up the Russia-China partnership, just to show the world how sovereign its protégé Ukraine is, forced Motor Sich to reverse the deal. When the war broke out, US propagandists kept insisting that the Ukrainians were valiantly defending their sovereignty. But what sovereignty? Kiev was groaning under the heel of Washington.
No, it wasn’t legal, but since when is the US a stickler for international law?
Now the company finds itself in the grips of a war and the Chinese can thank their lucky stars their investment didn’t go through.
Translation with my notes in bold and in [brackets]
April 5, 2024
Russian troops struck the premises of the Motor Sich plant
Rogov: The Russian Armed Forces launched a missile strike on the industrial site of the Motor Sich plant
Russian troops launched a missile attack on the industrial site of the Motor Sich plant, located in the Kyiv-controlled city of Zaporozhye. The chairman of the “We are with Russia” movement, Vladimir Rogov, announced this in his Telegram channel.
According to him, the cause of the three explosions that occurred in Zaporozhye on Friday, April 5, according to preliminary data, was missile strikes from the Iskander operational-tactical missile system.
“At a minimum, there is a hit on the industrial site of the Motor Sich enterprise,” Rogov noted.
According to him, the enterprise produces aircraft engines and components for drones, as well as Ukrainian military equipment.
Previously, Rogov stated that the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are making a fortified area out of Orekhov and its suburbs, reminiscent of Avdiivka. It is this settlement that opens the way to taking control of Zaporozhye.
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Translation with my notes in bold and in [brackets]
DMITRY KUNTSOV
5 APRIL 2024
STRIKES IN UKRAINE APRIL 5: EXPLOSIONS, AIR ALERTS, DESTRUCTION, NEWS
The Russian army continues to attack energy supply facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Over the course of two weeks in March, Russian strikes hit energy facilities throughout Ukraine. The damage will take years to repair. We tell you about everything that is known about the situation in Ukraine on April 5. [The main problem is that all of this destroyed equipment is old Soviet made stuff. If material is imported from the West, it is not known whether it will be compatible with this. Thus it is possible that whole units will have to be brought in and with it, the Western experts who can install it. If the Russian forces discover where these experts are located, they will be targeted and attacked from the air. All the funds spent on the restoration will deprive Ukraine of funds needed for arms. These attacks on power utilities were a brilliant idea]
A new series of attacks was carried out on military infrastructure facilities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kharkov oblast.
Last night explosions were heard in the area of the village of Korotich, west of Kharkov.
In Korotich there is a small sports airfield, which serves as a training base for UAV operators and a launch site for Ukrainian drones.
Also, from the territory of this airbase, helicopters of the Ukrainian Armed Forces departed towards the border with the Belgorod oblast.
Several objects were also hit in Izyum: here the probable targets were the Ukrainian Armed Forces' airborne forces, with the Armed Forces' reserves preparing to be sent to the Kupyansk direction and to the Chasov Yar area. [Chasov Yar is the future site of fierce battles that will decide the further course of the war]
Ukraine is investigating a missile attack on the elite formation of the 128th brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the Zaporozhye Front: 30 military personnel were killed.
A missile strike on the best artillerymen of the 128th mountain assault brigade in the Zaporozhye oblast in 2023 killed not 19 military personnel, as officially stated, but more than 30, said the head of the SBU Cyber Security Department I. Vityuk.
The main version of how the Russians could launch a strike is phone hacking.
“One of the threats is the sending of phishing messages to hack the messengers of specific military personnel. They are sent by the hacker group “Armageddon”. Such messages are sent in the thousands. When they manage to “hack” the device, the Armed Forces of Ukraine gain access to the messengers, to computers via email. This often leads to tragic consequences. During the investigation of one of the attacks, during which more than 30 Ukrainian Armed Forces military personnel were killed, we found that one of the devices on which the Signal messenger was running received a message about the specific date and location of the military formation, where the rocket targeted," Vityuk said.
Artemovsk direction
Russian military personnel continue to destroy military equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
In this direction, Russian military personnel move daily, have reached the outskirts of Chasov Yar and are constantly striking at locations and facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The footage shows the result of the daily work of Russian X-guides ("X" is the name for the Russian loitering ammunition "Lancet"), who destroyed the equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near a forest plantation.
Russian Aerospace Forces strike New York [a village in Donbass currently in the hands of Kiev]
FAB strikes were carried out in New York (formerly Novogorodskoye) between Gorlovka, Avdeevka and Toretsk, where the Ukrainian Armed Forces are concentrating forces.[FABs are large and destructive high-explosive bombs, typically fitted with glide and correction modules that make them quite precise]
Russian drone
A group of Ukrainian Armed Forces infantry tried to storm Russian positions. Bumblebees [drones] discovered the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the remnants of which were trying to hide under damaged armored vehicles.
After our drone struck, there was no further movement in that area.
Tonight there was a massive [Ukrainian] drone raid on the Russian Federation - 53 drones, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.
As stated, 44 of them were intercepted over the Rostov oblast, one each over Saratov, Kursk and Belgorod, and 6 over the Krasnodar Territory.
In the Rostov oblast, as Russian public pages write, the attack was carried out on a military airfield in Morozovsk. There is an airfield there, from where tactical bombers carrying aerial bombs take off. Whether the planes were hit is currently unknown. [So at this time, some Russian aircraft may have been struck]
In the Saratov oblast they write about explosions in Engels (on video), where the strategic bomber base is located. Local authorities say there were no hits.
Here is the US report of these attacks, apparently taken from Ukrainian sources:
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Translation with my notes in bold and in [brackets]
5 April 2024, 12:06
The Russian army launched a massive attack on the Ukrainian military rear at night
Explosions occurred in the Kharkov and Odessa oblasts. Our guys strike with surgical precision at army facilities, enterprises that produce ammunition, equipment and drones, and the strikes themselves are the Russian response to the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ attempts to attack our energy sector.
And footage from the front line. A strike group of Russian Aerospace Forces helicopters hit an enemy stronghold in the Kupyansk direction.
Three Ka-52 Alligator vehicles, a transport and combat Mi-35 and a multi-purpose Mi-8 went on a combat mission. Having received the coordinates of the target, our helicopter pilots worked at the location of the concentration of enemy personnel; the attack was carried out by unguided missiles. The stronghold was destroyed, and the combat vehicles returned to the airfield.
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Jeffrey Sachs unloads on the Biden regime.
Best thing I’ve heard. Sachs calls the Obama-Biden-Nuland meddling on the Maidan in 2014 STUPID! YES, it was stupid, like everything the State Department and Defense Department does.
The State Department is supposedly a “diplomatic” agency, but it does not DO diplomacy, only provocation, threats, war, insults to countries it unilaterally and wrongly declares “enemies.’
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https://www.jeffsachs.org/newspaper-articles/wgtgma5kj69pbpndjr4wf6aayhrszm
The War in Ukraine Was Provoked—and Why That Matters to Achieve Peace
By recognizing that the question of NATO enlargement is at the center of this war, we understand why U.S. weaponry will not end this war. Only diplomatic efforts can do that.
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Translation with my notes in bold and in [brackets]
IRAN ATTACKS: ISRAEL HAS A DAY TO SURVIVE - PANIC IN THE CITIES SPEAKS FOR ITSELF
The beginning of the third world war is getting closer, and it may break out not at the borders of Russia, as many believe, but in the Middle East. Will Zhirinovsky’s prophecy really come true?
The situation in the Middle East became white-hot after the Israeli army attacked the Iranian Consulate General in Syria. As a result, seven officers of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), including two generals, were killed. One of those killed led the IRGC forces in Syria and Lebanon.
A strike on a foreign diplomatic mission may well be perceived as a reason to declare war. Consulates and embassies are considered the territory of the country they represent, so it can be said that Israel fired at Iran. This fact itself, as well as the death of many high-ranking military personnel, cannot be ignored.
The attack on the Iranian consulate was in violation of the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. This is a direct declaration of war by Israel on Iran. Therefore, now Tehran has a free hand, there are no barriers. In this case, the target may be not only Israel, but its diplomatic corps around the world, said Colonel Timur Syrtlanov, a member of the presidium of the All-Russian organization "Officers of Russia".
The CIA warned Israel that Iran was preparing a massive retaliatory strike that would use ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones. Israel responded by saying that it was ready to take the blow and give a tangible response. And it really started preparing. [The problem is, the CIA has shifted its approach from doing actual investigation to issuing propaganda statements. This was likely only propaganda aimed at giving Israel an excuse to attack Iran]
Tel Aviv announced the mobilization of operators of the Iron Dome air defense system. [Well, good luck with that. Iran now has hypersonic missiles, which cannot be intercepted, making the Iron Dome a museum piece]
Bomb shelters were opened throughout the country. All air defense systems are in a state of full readiness. In Jerusalem, the evacuation of shrines, religious books and artifacts began. And all the soldiers and officers were called back from vacations and dismissals.
Nervousness, not to say panic, is also observed among ordinary Israeli citizens. People are storming stores, buying drinking water, canned food and basic necessities, fearing that a strike on the Iranian consulate could result in a real war with all the attendant consequences.
And the Central Bank of Israel advised banks on what to do if people run to withdraw all their savings from their accounts. People are afraid that during emergencies, communications may be disrupted or banking services will fail, so when a great danger arises, the first thing they do is run to withdraw money so as not to be left without cash. [Israelis must by now have a clue that this is no longer business as usual. The hostages are not returned and major illegal settlements are being evacuated]
Will there be war?
Another indirect sign of preparations for military action were problems with the operation of electronics that planes and ships are experiencing in the Persian Gulf. All this may indicate that Israel and NATO countries have turned on powerful jammers in the region, which cover the area - from Jordan to Central Israel and from Lebanon to Turkey. Apparently, these are precautionary measures in case Iran decides to act not directly, but through its proxies - Hezbollah and the Iraqi Islamic resistance.
The last time such confusion worsened was when the large landing ship Caesar Kunikov was attacked by exploding boats and sunk in February. A similar risk may arise again, writes the Militarist telegram channel.
Political scientist Vladimir Kireev, in a conversation with Tsargrad, noted that Iran often acts not directly, but through controlled armed groups. However, in the case of a strike on the consulate in Damascus, it may well go to war.
This version is supported by the fact that both opponents are quite heated up and ready for open confrontation. For Israel, this is a way to end its long-time mortal enemy. The Israelis clearly count on the United States behind them to be drawn into the conflict and provide reliable support, because for the United States the Islamic Republic is also one of the main geopolitical opponents. [Not likely in an election year.]
This is the right moment to put an end to the strategic enemy once and for all, dragging the United States into the conflict as well. And all this against the backdrop of the failed operation in Gaza and dwindling support among the American elites, Kireev noted.
Iran, in turn, counts on the support of Russia and China. In fact, we are talking about a collision of two blocs - the West and the East, and this would be the third world war. In addition, Israel, like Iran, has nuclear weapons, which further raises the stakes.
By the way, this is precisely the development of events that was predicted by the former leader of the LDPR, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, who said that a world war would break out in the Middle East and Iran would become one of its participants. Soon after the death of the politician, the region really began to boil. First, the war between Israel and Palestine began. Then the Houthis began to destroy Western ships in the Red Sea. And now the IDF has struck the Iranian consulate.
Iran cannot refuse to respond, since it would be a loss of face for it. Recall that when an American drone killed Iranian General Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad in 2020, Tehran fired on American military. Iran cannot fail to respond, since this would be a loss of face for it. Recall that when an American drone killed Iranian General Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad in 2020, Tehran fired [ballistic missiles] at an American military base in Iraq [It was Ayn al-Asad, an Iraqi base hosting US troops]. Most likely, this time Iran will use its proxies, but the risk of a direct clash still remains high.
According to sources of the American newspaper The New York Times, the Iranian leadership is completely shocked by the murder of the IRGC generals. The attack on the Damascus consulate sparked fury in Tehran. [Most likely, Israel did this to drag the US into a confrontation with Iran, but this is an election year and it is very unlikely Biden would risk his re-election chances by engaging Iran]
It is worth noting that this is not the first time Israel has eliminated important Iranian figures. The Mossad is believed to be behind the murder of Iranian nuclear physicist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who was working on developing a nuclear warhead for ballistic missiles [Actually, he was only suspected of doing this. There was no proof]. The scientist was shot in Tehran from an automatic machine gun with a remote control installed in the back of a pickup truck parked in the right place. After the murder, intelligence agents blew up the pickup truck to cover their tracks. But this was a secret operation, the involvement of Israel in which has not yet been proven. But now we are talking about an open military attack.
The world's reaction
Russia immediately condemned Israel's actions, calling it a terrorist attack, and convened a meeting of the UN Security Council on this occasion.
Almost all members of the Security Council also condemned the attack on the diplomatic establishment, including the leadership of the international organization. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that all diplomatic missions and their personnel enjoy immunity in accordance with international law.
But here, as usual, the “civilized world” has double standards. France, demanding to “live by the rules,” began to actively whitewash Israel. Paris' permanent representative to the UN, Nicolas de Rivière, said the strikes on Damascus occurred as a reaction to Hamas attacks. The fact that the Hamas attacks took place more than six months ago did not bother the diplomat at all. He also held Iran responsible for the escalation in the Middle East.
Britain reacted a little more cautiously. The country's permanent representative to the UN, James Kariuki, acknowledged the importance of maintaining the integrity of diplomatic institutions, but also noted "Iran's role in destabilizing the region." [the only destabilizing factors in the ME are the US and Israel, but the West and Israel keep pretending the opponents of genocide are the destabilizers.]
US Permanent Representative Robert Wood reacted in approximately the same manner. He said any attack on diplomatic facilities "would be of concern to the United States." But at the same time he recalled the death of American troops in the region. In this case, the comparison of a military base and a general consulate is not entirely correct, but for some reason the American authorities do not see the difference here. Wood also used the traditional American excuse: "We didn't know about Israel's plans." And this despite the fact that Israel is America’s closest military ally in the region, which receives money, weapons and all intelligence from big brother.
Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya drew attention to how unconvincing all these arguments sound.
Colleagues, if your embassy or consulate in the region were attacked, would you react the same way? Here is your rule-based order, in all its obviousness, he concluded.
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Reviving ISIS – a US ally in the Middle East
Let me again remind that, unlike the toothless Arab countries that merely flap their jaws in opposition to Israeli crimes, the resistance axis (Hamas, Hezbollah, Popular Mobility Units, Houthis, Assad loyalists) is the only entity that actually fights -- investing blood and treasure – to protect the innocent victims of Israeli terror in Palestine. Meanwhile, the US regime is working hard to sustain the genocide in Palestine, sending arms and money to Israel often within a day of making a strong statement urging Israel to kill fewer civilians!
The contrast between good and evil has never been more distinct.
The Cradle makes a tight case that the US is helping ISIS re-establish itself in Syria and Iraq.
If occurred to me as I read this that, in view of the cozy relationship between the US regime and ISIS, there is likely a link between Washington and the terrorists that attacked Crocus City Hall in Moscow.
Meanwhile, Russia’s investigative committee is finding evidence of a Ukraine connection.
https://thecradle.co/articles/reviving-isis-a-us-weapon-against-the-resistance-axis
Reviving ISIS: A US weapon against the Resistance Axis
Is it a coincidence that the world's foremost terror organization is being revived just as the US struggles under a multi-front assault on its hegemony in West Asia? More curiously, both ISIS and Washington's targets are exactly the same.
Click on the above link to read more.
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Video: Aid seeker gunned down by Israel
https://twitter.com/MustafaBarghou1/status/1775952936436158879
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https://apnews.com/article/trump-biden-israel-pr-hugh-hewitt-21faee332d95fec99652c112fbdcd35d
Trump says Israel has to get war in Gaza over 'fast' and warns it is 'losing the PR war'
I interpret that to mean he thinks Netanyahu hasn’t killed enough women and children yet.
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Over a MILLION marched for Palestine in London yesterday
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Former Supreme Court judges say Government's arming of Israel breaches international law
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Israeli arms company Elbit ‘forced to sell’ Tamworth factory in UK – Middle East Monitor
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https://ria.ru/20240405/chasov_yar-1937948071.html
Preparing for battle in Chasov Yar
05.04.2024
Russian troops entered the suburb of Chasov Yar, the DPR reported
Pushilin advisor Gagin: Russian Armed Forces entered the suburb of Chasov Yar
MOSCOW, April 5 – RIA Novosti. The Russian armed forces have entered the suburb of Chasov Yar, Ian Gagin, adviser to the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin, told RIA Novosti.
“From our positions to the city itself, to Chasov Yar, there remains about half a kilometer. Sometimes this distance is greater, but, in principle, this is approximately the case. <…> Let’s just say, we are already in the suburbs,” said the agency’s source.
Chasov Yar is located in the DPR, 15 kilometers west of Artemovsk.
In the city itself, the enemy has built a serious fortified area, so the Russian military is advancing carefully, the offensive is gradual, the main task is to protect personnel, Pushilin’s advisor clarified.
"The same story awaits." Major of the Armed Forces of Ukraine made an unexpected statement about Chasov Yar
April 3, 14:43
“We must understand that the enemy retreated to Chasov Yar after our capture of Artemovsk [Bakhmut]. The group in Chasov Yar was strengthened for more than one month. They had about a year to prepare for this assault. This is a significant period, and they prepared. We must understand that there are also engineered fortifications and minefields. <...> The enemy dug in seriously. They were filling with concrete during this time, they were preparing," Gagin explained.
The agency's source added that the Russian military is close to taking fire control over all supply routes for the Ukrainian Armed Forces group in Chasovoy Yar and is disrupting their logistics.
“There are several roads. And in principle, now our artillery and aviation have begun to reach precisely these roads, <...> Chasov Yar may really lose its importance as a transport hub for a group of Ukrainian troops on this sector of the front,” he said.
April 3, 14:09
On Thursday, the head of the city military administration, Sergei Chaus, appointed by the Kyiv authorities, said that the situation in Chasovoy Yar the day before was “the most difficult” during the entire period of hostilities due to the offensive of the Russian army.
According to Reuters, on Friday, Andrei Zadubinny, a representative of the Eastern Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, admitted that the situation in the Chasov Yar area is very difficult, and fighting continues there.
As Igor Kimakovsky, adviser to the head of the DPR, told RIA Novosti on Tuesday, since 2014 the enemy has used the city for rotation: fresh units from other regions of Ukraine were brought there for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Loading of units that were battered in battles was carried out in Artemovsk, that is, these two railway junctions were key for the Ukrainian command.