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By Pavlo Vitenko
Summary by regions
Luhansk Region
Stelmakhivka, Makiivka, Nevske, Dibrova and Bilohorivka were hit by artillery fire last day. The situation in the region remains tense.
Donetsk Region
One person was killed and two were injured during the day. 12 settlements were shelled: Avdiivka, Bakhmut, Kostyantynivka, Krasnohorivka, Slovyansk, Velyka Novosilka, New York, Ocheretyne, village. Elizavetivka, village Zoryane, village Maksimilianivka, village Netailove. 20 residential buildings were damaged, including 9 multi-apartment buildings. The building of the waste disposal plant, the administration building of the metallurgical equipment plant, the workshop of PrJSC «AKHZ», 4 economic buildings, and a civilian car were also damaged.
In addition, during that night, the enemy carried out three attacks on Kostyantynivka from the S-300 air defense system. Damaged objects of 5 private houses, 7 civilian cars, 2 premises of a home for the elderly.
Sumy Region
In the morning, mortar shelling was carried out on the territory of the Bilopillia community. There was no information about the victims, the destruction of infrastructure facilities. The data is being verified. Artillery shelling was also carried out (6 «parishes»). No consequences.
Yesterday, during the day, the Russians shelled 4 border communities – Khotyn, Bilopillia, Shalyhyne and Nova Sloboda. 114 mortars, artillery, and grenade launchers were recorded. One person was wounded in the Khotyn community as a result of shelling. The school premises were also damaged.
Kharkiv Region
In the Slobozhansk direction, the enemy shelled the settlements of Hoptivka and Vovchanski Khutory. In the Kupiansk direction, the enemy made an attempt to improve the tactical position, carried out assault actions near the village of Lyman Pershiy in the Kupian district, but was unsuccessful. Krasne Pershe, Novomlynsk, Dvorichna, Zapadne, Kotlyarivka and Berestov came under enemy fire.
Dnipropetrovsk Region
The enemy shelled the Nikopol district with heavy artillery at night. Hit the Myrove community. No one was injured. Yesterday, the Russian army targeted the Velyka Mykhailivka community of the Synelnykove district. The enemy hit it with heavy artillery. No deaths or injuries.
Zaporizhzhia Region
58 artillery strikes, 3 UAV attacks and 2 with MLRS in the last day. The enemy is actively hitting the demarcation line: Malynivka, Temyrivka, Prymorske, Kamianske and 12 more settlements have new destruction. 15 reports of damage to homes and property of local residents were recorded. People are whole.
Mykolayiv Region
Yesterday three times during the day, the enemy made artillery strikes on the water area and the coast of Ochakiv community. No casualties recorded. The town of Ochakiv was also hit by artillery fire yesterday evening, as a result of which private and apartment buildings were damaged. The hit was recorded on the territory of the infrastructure object. No casualties.
Kherson Region
During the day, the enemy carried out 45 shellings, firing 235 shells from heavy artillery and UAVs in the areas of Mykolayivka, Tokarivka, Novotyaginka, Sofiivka, Novodmytrivka, Kizomys, Bilozerka, Antonivka, Vesele, Respublikanets, Naddniprianske, Inzhenerne, Berehove, Novoberislavka, Sablukivka, Veletenske., Beryslav, Tokarivka. There are no victims or victims among the civilian population. 83 people were evacuated from the de-occupied territory of the region.
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The first Pentagon data leak occurred 48 hours after the Russian invasion of Ukraine – NYT
Some of the intelligence released appeared to foreshadow developments on the battlefield.
American serviceman Jack Teixeira, who is accused of leaking classified defense documents, began publishing them much earlier than previously thought.
As The New York Times managed to find out, Teixeira started publishing the first secret data about the military actions of the Russian Federation in the Discord chat group 48 hours after the start of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. It is noted that the chat had about 600 participants.
The data included details of Russian and Ukrainian casualties, the activities of Russian intelligence services and updated information on aid to Ukraine.
The New York Times learned about this large chat from a Discord user. It was posted on a YouTube channel and was easily accessed within seconds. Before that, there was only a 50-member chat called Thug Shaker Central. Teixeira has been publishing information there since October 2022.
«I saw a Pentagon report that said a third of the forces are being used for the invasion,» Teixeira wrote.
Apparently seeking to impress others in the group who questioned his analysis, he said: «I have a little more than open source information. The privilege of being in the intelligence unit of the US Air Force.»
Some published intelligence anticipated developments on the battlefield. On March 27, 2022, he shared classified information about the withdrawal of Russian troops from Kyiv, information that he said he «found on the website of the National Security Agency.»
«There is some big news. Perhaps the planned withdrawal of troops to the west of Kyiv,» the guy wrote. In two days, Russia announced that it was leaving Kyiv region.
By Pavlo Vitenko, Ukrainian Freedom News
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