🇺🇸🇺🇦✈️ Who is behind the Project Maven?

Recently, we reported on the adjustment of some US weapons production programs after receiving data on the "testing" of drones, air defense systems, MANPADS and aviation in conflict zones from the territory of the so-called Ukraine to the Red Sea.

A lot of work is now underway in the aviation block of weapons, in particular, unmanned aerial vehicles. One of the largest projects in this area is Project Maven - a Pentagon program to create an AI-based surveillance platform for UAVs.

Its task is to create a system for the US military to deploy and monitor autonomous drones. This is an attempt to introduce advanced AI developments for warfare and to control combat operations and track, illuminate and expose targets in real-time without the involvement of an operator.

But the ambitions of the creators go far beyond simple filming and observation. And the programs of reformatting the American satellite group pose a direct threat to Russian strategic security.

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❗️🇷🇺🇺🇦 On the new missile strike on Crimea

🔻Ukrainian forces are increasing the intensity of missile strikes on Crimea. Over the past two weeks, attacks have been carried out on Dzhankoy and Cape Tarkhankut, and last night - on Simferopol and again on Dzhankoy.

▪️During three missile attacks, more than 30 ATACMS operational-tactical missiles were fired. Their use has been noted before, but after the official announcement of a new aid package, the AFU are using only "Atacms".

▪️Last night, the AFU launched 12 missiles (eight on the airfield in Dzhankoy, four on the airfield in Hvardiiske). Residents of nearby settlements heard the sounds of explosions and air defense operations.

▪️There is no exact information on the area from which the salvo was fired. But it is highly likely that the launch was carried out from the Kherson region (during the strike on Tarkhankut, the launchers were located in Beryslav).

❗️As the May events, primarily the inauguration of the President of Russia, approach, the number of strikes will increase. So far, looking at the selected targets, the enemy's task is to maximize the reduction of the combat capabilities of air defense units. That's why they use ATACMS with a cluster warhead.

If they achieve even the slightest result, the AFU will switch to the eastern regions of Crimea, since to carry out strikes on the Crimean Bridge, they will need to gain an advantage in this part of the peninsula as well. Moreover, satellites are actively surveying the environs of Feodosia, Kirovske and Kerch.

And NATO intelligence is not sleeping. American drones are operating daily in the standard area. And yesterday, the MQ-4C "Triton" UAV, the "maritime" version of the RQ-4B, flew into the Black Sea for the first time. Given this, in addition to strikes on air defense assets, we should expect the resumption of attacks on the ships of the Black Sea Fleet.

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❗️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Vremivka direction: Advance of the Russian Armed Forces on Urozhayne
Situation as of 6:00 PM on May 2, 2024

Over the past few months, Russian forces have been trying to regain the initiative in the Urozhayne - Staromaiorske sector. Last week, massive strikes were carried out on the AFU positions, which allowed the Russian Armed Forces to make a breakthrough.

▪️Russian assault groups advanced several hundred meters, capturing the territory of the former farm and agricultural machinery hangars in Urozhayne, which was lost last summer during the AFU counteroffensive.

▪️According to the latest data, Russian troops have entrenched themselves on the southern outskirts of the settlement. Artillery and aviation are working on the central and northern parts, suppressing enemy firing points and strongholds. Only the names of the settlements remain, as most of the buildings have been destroyed by regular strikes.

🔻The assault on the farm area is important due to its location on a small hill: the rest of Urozhayne (as well as Staromaiorske) are located in a lowland near the river. But relying on the occupied positions, it will be possible to develop success in the direction of the heights and plantings to the east, which will allow straightening the front along the line Urozhayne - Novodonetske.

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❗️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Donetsk direction: Advances of the Russian Armed Forces in the center of Georgiyevka and in the Pobeda area

Situation as of 6:00 pm on May 4, 2024

For a long time, there was almost no footage of battles in Georgiyevka online, which made it difficult to determine the exact configuration of the front line in this area. However, it turned out that during this period, the Russian Armed Forces were able to carry out several successful attacks and expand the zone of control in the settlement and its surroundings.

▪️As a result of the effective actions of assault groups, the Russian troops managed to advance significantly in the center of Georgiyevka: they occupied most of the buildings on Gagarina Street, as well as advanced along Tsentralnaya and Mirnaya Streets in the area of the monument and the local House of Culture.

▪️The territory of the former Selkhozkhimiya enterprise and the ruins of a farm also came under the control of the Russian Armed Forces. To the south, Russian assault groups took control of the forest belt leading to the settlement of Pobeda, but the presence of the enemy, relying on the embankment of dried reservoirs, remains in the neighboring plantation.

▪️South of Pobeda, the units of the Russian Armed Forces also pushed the AFU out of several positions, but the Ukrainian formations retain the ability to attack along the O0532 (T-05-24) highway.

As before, the AFU rely on Konstantinovka in this area. However, in case of successful advancement of the Russian Armed Forces to the east of Novomykhailivka and the start of battles for Paraskoviyevka, the situation around Pobeda will worsen for the enemy, which in the long run may facilitate the task of the Russian troops in this sector.

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🇷🇺🇺🇸🇺🇦 Meanwhile, this morning footage appeared of the destruction of another American M1A1SA Abrams tank near Avdiivka: this time it was hit by an FPV drone, after which another drone struck the crew members trying to flee.

This is already the seventh documented episode of the destruction of "Abrams" since their appearance on the front line in February 2024. Thus, at the moment, the Ukrainian formations have already lost almost a quarter of all the vehicles of this type that were supplied.

📌 At the same time, attention is again drawn to the lack of any additional means of protection against UAVs, including the infamous "mangals", on the Western tanks used by the AFU - for some reason, the enemy is in no hurry to equip their "Abrams" with simple but proven effective designs.

This most likely makes it easier for FPV drone operators to hit these vehicles in their least protected projections.
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🇷🇺🇺🇦 Chronicles of the special military operation
for May 8, 2024

Russian forces delivered combined strikes on various targets across the so-called Ukraine. The targets were power generation facilities in the Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Vinnytsia Regions.

In the Kupiansk-Svatove direction, Russian forces freed Kyslivka, which, combined with the capture of Kotliarivka, opens the possibility of cutting the R-07 highway and pressuring Tabaiivka and Stepova Novosilka.

In the Siversk direction, the enemy was pushed out of a strongpoint north of Vesele, while in the Bakhmut area, fighting continues in the vicinity of Chasiv Yar.

In the Avdiivka direction, Russian forces are clearing the forest belts between Ocheretyne and Arkhanhel'ske and advancing towards Novoaleksandrivka.

At the same time, in the Donetsk direction, fighting continues in Krasnohorivka, where, according to some reports, the Russian Armed Forces have managed to advance on the eastern outskirts of the city.

In the Vremivka direction, Russian forces are advancing on the southern outskirts of Urozhayne and west of Staromaiorske, despite counterattacks by the enemy.

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🇬🇪🇺🇦 According to the information, the Georgian authorities are preparing for large-scale protests in the coming days. Various public organizations are calling on people to take part in the largest rally since the beginning of the unrest on May 11.

The Georgian State Security Service stated that groups funded from abroad will try to provoke incidents during the rallies. And Georgian volunteers who participated in battles for the AFU will be involved in this.

📌 We have no doubt that there will be attempts at deliberate provocations following the patterns of "color revolutions". However, it is more likely that not Georgian mercenaries, but Ukrainian citizens, of whom there are no fewer in Georgia than Russians, will participate in this.

Tell them that the new bill is an initiative of the Kremlin, and they will go on strike for the sake of Western values without any payments. And paid professionals will control this process and lead them in the right direction.

🔻However, even with this scenario, the so-called opposition does not have any prospects. Most Georgians are satisfied with the current situation, in which they are earning huge money on the presence of Russians and trade with Russia.

And to lose this in favor of obscure handouts in the form of EU candidate status is not a very pleasant idea. Even the current authorities already understand this perfectly, which is why they pushed through the adoption of this law.
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❗️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Avdiivka direction: Advances of the Russian Armed Forces in Umanske
Situation as of the end of May 9, 2024

In recent days, in the Avdiivka direction, the Russian forces have been actively trying to develop successes on several sectors, including those that were shrouded in the "fog of war" for some time.

▪️During the day, footage appeared online of the Russian flag being raised over a memorial in the center of the northern part of Umanske. By the end of the day, there were reports of the complete liberation of the village, although there is no reliable confirmation of this information yet.

▪️At the same time, between Umanske and Orlivka, south of highway C051801, there is a fortified area stretching for about two kilometers. Given the configuration of the front line, it is highly likely that it also came under the control of the Russian Armed Forces - without capturing it, it would have been quite a difficult task to advance into Umanske.

▪️Further south, in Netailovo, a decrease in the concentration of enemy manpower was noted - whether this is due to a lack of reinforcements or the withdrawal of the AFU is difficult to say for now. According to the latest information, Russian troops are engaged in heavy fighting in the center of the settlement.

▪️In the northern sector, in the area of Arkhanhel'ske, Russian Armed Forces units are entrenching on previously occupied lines, continuing to clear the area west of the settlement. They did not attempt any counterattacks by the AFU over the past day.

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🇷🇺🇺🇦🖇 Yesterday, the publication The Economist published an interview with the Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces of the AFU, Oleksandr Pavliuk, who shared a revelation: it turns out that the loss of Chasiv Yar "will not be decisive," because it is "just an ordinary urban settlement."

We find it hard to believe that the Ukrainian general may not know the significance of Chasiv Yar, at least from the point of view of an important fortified defense hub on the approaches to Kostyantynivka and the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk metro area. Therefore, such words from his mouth speak of two things:

▪️Through the mouths of official figures in the so-called Ukraine, there is a gradual preparation of public opinion for the withdrawal of the AFU from the city, which indirectly illustrates the position of the opponent in the sector. The Kyiv regime resorted to similar tactics just before the withdrawal from Bakhmut or Avdiivka.

▪️At the same time, the theses about the "insignificance of the loss of territories" from a media point of view look absolutely disastrous. But if they are publicly voiced by representatives of the AFU command, this indicates serious problems of the opponent with information support of hostilities.

The latter, by the way, are indeed increasingly visible to the naked eye. In fact, the Ukrainian "media", which was still considered the trump card of the Kyiv regime in 2022, is literally turning from a carriage into a pumpkin before our eyes.
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