The company was used for the repair and restoration of military helicopters of the VFUOver the weekend, strikes were carried out not only on accumulations of infantry and combat vehicles of Ukrainian troops, but also on rear military facilities, including Motor Sich in Zaporozhye.
Experts note that the plant, in addition to the restoration of helicopter equipment, is involved in the project of creating a heavy attack drone in cooperation with Turkey. The Defense Ministry of the Russian Federation called nuclear terrorism new attacks from the VFU of the Zaporozhye NPP, in the area of which there are no Russian heavy weapons. Shells fall in the immediate vicinity of nuclear fuel and radioactive waste storage facilities, but so far the situation has been kept under control.
Repair damage
The armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued massive attacks on the military infrastructure of the VFU over the weekend.
— The strikes of high-precision weapons of the Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed the temporary deployment points of the 95th Airborne assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the settlement of Slavyansk of the Donetsk People's Republic, eliminated up to 150 nationalists and 10 units of automotive and armored vehicles, - said the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov.
Russian strikes continued on the objects of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine, where the production and repair of weapons is carried out. The high-precision weapons of the Russian Aerospace Forces on the territory of the Motor Sich plant hit the production workshops in which the helicopters of the enemy air forces were repaired. In the Dnipropetrovsk region, an oil storage facility supplying fuel to the VFU units in the Donbass was destroyed.
Workshop of the Motor Sich plant in Zaporozhye
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— The duration of hostilities allows Ukraine to try to repair and maintain military equipment on its own, — military expert Dmitry Boltenkov told Izvestia. — The supply of spare parts from abroad and financial injections play a very important role in this. Before the special operation, the country did not have the resources to maintain its fleet of helicopters, now they are appearing. Therefore, it is important to hit production facilities and factories for military purposes. Motor Sich is a key enterprise for maintaining the remnants of the helicopter fleet in the air and repairing what the Western allies give them.
The expert recalled that Motor Sich also carried out work on the deep modernization of military transport Mi-8. Such helicopters have already been used in combat. In addition, the company participates in a joint project with Turkey for the production of Akinci heavy attack drones, which were supposed to receive Ukrainian engines.
High-precision ground-based weapons hit a large ammunition depot of the 44th Artillery Brigade of the VFU with missiles for multiple launch rocket systems HIMARS made in the USA and shells for American M777 howitzers. As a result of Russian air strikes on the temporary deployment point of the 14th mechanized brigade of the VFU, up to 100 nationalists, three Grad MLRS combat vehicles and more than 10 units of automotive and armored vehicles were destroyed, the Defense Ministry reported.
Combat work of the crew of the Mi-28N multi-purpose attack helicopter of the Western Military District in the zone of a special military operation
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As a result of the offensive actions of the Allied forces in the Donetsk direction, the losses of the 204th battalion of the 241st Brigade of the Defense exceeded 60% of the personnel. The command of the Ukrainian operational-tactical group "Liman" has withdrawn the brigade units from the combat area to Kiev for resupply.
A high-precision strike in the area of Slavyansk destroyed more than 100 nationalists who studied at the VFU reserve training center, the Defense Ministry said. Planes and helicopters of the Russian Aerospace Forces attacked the combat positions of the 107th battalion of the 63rd Mechanized Brigade of the VFU. More than 40% of the personnel of this unit were destroyed.
The losses of the 30th mechanized and 95th airborne assault brigades of the VFU, operating in the Kharkiv direction, amounted to more than 200 servicemen. In addition, units of the 46th Airmobile Brigade of the VFU, who tried to secretly cross the Ingulets River, were defeated. At the same time, 130 soldiers were killed and 10 pieces of military equipment were destroyed.
In two days, 10 control points, including the 54th Mechanized Brigade, the 102nd Theroborona Brigade, and the Kraken national formation were destroyed by strikes of operational-tactical, army aviation, missile troops and artillery. 79 artillery units in firing positions, 14 warehouses of rocket and artillery weapons and ammunition and 281 areas of concentration of troops were hit, the military department said.
MLRS "Alder" of VFU subdivisions Image source: Photo: commons.wikimedia.org During the counter-battery struggle, four platoons of Grad multiple launch rocket systems, three platoons of self-propelled artillery "Gvozdika" in firing positions, three platoons of howitzers "Hyacinth-B" were hit.
Russian air defense units shot down 13 unmanned aerial vehicles, 46 shells of multiple launch rocket systems "Alder" and HIMARS, as well as two Tochka-U ballistic missiles in two days.
The Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Mig-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force and hit a self-propelled firing installation of the Buk-M1 anti-aircraft missile system.
— In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 274 aircraft, 148 helicopters, 1,826 unmanned aerial vehicles, 370 anti—aircraft missile systems, 4,400 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 822 multiple rocket launchers, 3,349 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 5,095 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed, - Igor listed Konashenkov.
"Nuclear terrorism"
Over the weekend, the Ministry of Defense reported five shelling by Ukrainian troops on the territory of the Zaporozhye NPP, classifying them as "nuclear terrorism". The fire was conducted from the districts of the cities of Manganese and Maryevka, Dnipropetrovsk region.
The shells fell in the area of special corps No. 2, which stores new TVEL nuclear fuel and solid radioactive waste. There were also hits on the roof of special corps No. 1, where 168 assemblies with American nuclear fuel from Westinghouse are stored. Another 10 shells exploded 30 meters from the dry storage of spent nuclear fuel.
View of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant in Energodare Image source: Photo: TASS/
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation As a result of shells hitting the territory of the NPP, the pipeline line was damaged by fragments.
Ruptures were also recorded in the area of the 6th power unit and opposite the sixth block pumping station, which provides cooling of this reactor.
During the counter-battery struggle, the units of the VFU that fired at the NPP were suppressed by return fire. In particular, the American M777 howitzer was identified and destroyed. Currently, full-time technical personnel are monitoring the state of the nuclear power plant and ensuring its functioning. The radiation situation in the area of the nuclear power plant remains normal, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
Tank Intelligence in the Russian Ministry of Defense told about the soldiers and officers who showed courage and dedication during the special operation.
The unit of Senior Lieutenant Grigory Polozkov found a group of Ukrainian saboteurs in the forest. A battle ensued. The nationalists, retreating, fired mortars at the positions of our units. As a result, George's subordinates were wounded. He gave them first aid, moved them to a safe place and handed them over to the medics, and then returned to the battlefield, giving the command to pursue the retreating saboteurs. They overtook the enemy and destroyed 12 militants.
A serviceman of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation observes the positions of the enemy Image source: Photo: RIA Novosti/
Viktor Antonyuk From the first days of the special military operation, Captain Andrey Tsurenko has been covering the Russian military from enemy air strikes.
Ukrainian nationalists tried to attack the positions of our units with the forces of a sabotage and reconnaissance group. Andrey decided to withdraw his battery from under enemy attack to reserve positions. Having completed the maneuver, Tsurenko's unit continued its combat mission. The accurate fire of the battery calculations destroyed the nationalist plane and two strike unmanned aerial vehicles.
Senior Sergeant Ivan Romanov, as part of the tank crew, supported the advancing units of the tactical group when the Ukrainian nationalists, trying to slow down the advance of the Russian landing, began intensive shelling. Ivan quickly got his bearings and opened fire, destroying more than 10 nationalists and the position of spotters of artillery fire. The next day, while conducting reconnaissance of the new area, Romanov found several prepared firing positions of an enemy mortar platoon. He reported this to the command and attacked the positions, destroying two firing points of the militants.
Private Vladislav Shirenin, as part of a grenade launcher crew, was liberating a settlement from Ukrainian nationalists when he discovered a fortified enemy position. The commander of the group decided to join the battle. During the fire contact, a grenade launcher was wounded. Shirenin assisted him and replaced him in battle. Having taken an advantageous position, Vladislav hit the enemy's BMP with a well-aimed shot. Following the results of the battle, the nationalists retreated. Later, Vladislav, as part of a battalion-tactical group, engaged in a battle with an armed formation of Ukrainian radicals, during which he identified an enemy firing point and destroyed the positions of nationalists and up to eight militants with a grenade launcher.
T-80 tank of the Russian Armed Forces in the zone of a special military operation in Ukraine
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Corporal Vitaly Kondratiev was patrolling the approaches to the liberated settlement when he noticed a group of Ukrainian saboteurs. He forced the battle on the enemy and destroyed up to seven nationalists with fire from regular weapons. Having been wounded, Vitaly independently provided himself with medical assistance and continued to fight.
The tank company of Captain Artem Bashkirev defended the liberated settlement from Ukrainian nationalists. Tankers held back numerous militant attacks for a month. Artem has repeatedly led search activities in the surrounding areas. In the forest belt, he found an equipped fortified area of the enemy. The enemy positions were destroyed by the forces of the tank company. Some of the militants surrendered. In addition, being at the line of defense, the captain evacuated the damaged military equipment and repaired it.
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