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Russian Perspective: Operation to denazify Ukraine: operational summary July 25 (updated)
2023-07-26
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.

[NewsFrontInfo] 21:17 Offensive of the "Brave": the Armed Forces of Ukraine were driven out of the settlement. Nadia, Novoegorovka and Sergeevka near Svatovo-Kremennaya.
➨ The units of the Central Military District continue to break through the enemy's defenses, near the river Zherebets, moving from the LPR to the Kharkov region.

➨ The troops of the “Center” group occupied the villages of Sergeevka, Nadia and Novoegorovka.

➨ “In the Svatov direction it is stably difficult, Russian artillery works continuously, to some extent similar to the intensity of Bakhmut,” enemy military analysts report.

➨ “The Russians control Nadia (Nadzheda), Sergeevka and Novoegorovka. Everything is the same, they are trying to occupy the dominant heights, ”the enemy’s evening reports say.



19:56 Ukrainian militant told about the difficult situation in their forward positions

19:00 In the Kherson direction, the Russian kamikaze UAV "Lancet" destroyed enemy communications center.

18:59 Artillery of the 1st Tank Army destroyed a group of soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kupyansk direction

17:56 The main thing from the new briefing of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation:

🔹The troops of the Russian Federation under the skillful command of Lieutenant Colonel Builov liberated the village of Sergeevka;

🔹Russian troops repulsed four attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Staromayorsky area in the DPR;

🔹The RF Armed Forces destroyed up to 60 Ukrainian military personnel and a 152mm self-propelled artillery mount "Acacia" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the direction of Kherson;

🔹Air defense forces shot down a Mi-24 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force in the Zaporozhye region;

🔹The Russian Armed Forces hit a temporary deployment point for foreign mercenaries in the Cherkasy region;

🔹The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the Donetsk direction successfully repelled eight attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the losses of the Ukrainian army amounted to over 280 fighters;

🔹Russian troops destroyed ammunition and fuel depots of two Ukrainian brigades in the Zaporozhye region

🔹Russian air defense intercepted 10 HIMARS missiles and 22 Ukrainian drones per day;

🔹The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to 140 soldiers and a tank in the Yuzhno-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions;

🔹The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation repelled 4 attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasnolimansky direction, destroyed up to 190 soldiers and stopped the actions of a sabotage and reconnaissance group;

🔹The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed warehouses of ammunition and weapons delivered to Ukraine from Western countries in the Zhytomyr region;

🔹The Russian military in the DPR hit four brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and territorial defense, destroyed the ammunition depot of the battalion of the National Guard of Ukraine.


16:53 Mortars work according to the positions of the Armed Forces

16:53 Calculation of the loitering ammunition "Lancet" of the 14th Guards Brigade of the Special Forces destroyed enemy tank.

15:55 Destroyed a group of American-made International MaxxPro armored vehicles, in the NWO area

15:45 Personnel destruction of the communication center of the Armed Forces of the UAV-kamikaze "Lancet" in the Kherson direction

14:36 ​​Direct hit: "Alligator" destroyed an armored personnel carrier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with a guided missile. Zaporozhye direction

14:36 ​​Russian FPV drones hunt for infantry enemy

13:50 Russian artillerymen destroyed Ukrainian command post

The object of the enemy was discovered by the soldiers of the reconnaissance battalion "Sparta". The artillerymen of the 1453rd Motorized Rifle Regiment struck at the command post.

13:50 Artillery destroys enemy deployment point in Kharkov region

12:48 Personnel combat work of the crew of FPV drones of the RF Armed Forces to destroy equipment and infantry of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in one of the directions

12:47 On July 19, Kharkiv nationalist Vadym Linnik was liquidated in the Svatov direction

The ATO participant was the coordinator of the paramilitary organization Sokol, which promotes radical nationalism among young people.

12:02 Lancet kamikaze drone destroyed Ukrainian HMMWV armored car in the Rabotino area

11:59 Spectacular frames on Antonovsky Island for the destruction of units of the VFU

10:58 Personnel destruction of armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye direction. The crew of the Ka-52 reconnaissance and attack helicopter destroyed an armored personnel carrier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with an accurate hit by a guided missile.

10:57 Air alert announced in Sumy, Poltava, Dnepropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions of Ukraine

09:59 On July 23, the Russian army covered a location with terrorists from the Kraken (the organization is banned in Russia). The elimination of three militants with the callsigns "Leader", "Zhostik" and "Psych" has been confirmed. In Ukrainian social networks, a "rainy day" of the unit has been announced.

09:32 The crew of the Ka-52 with an accurate hit by a guided missiledestroyedarmored personnel carrier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye direction.

09:29 “In comparison with ours, they are tender and capricious”: Naval infantry showed western machine guns and anti-tank systems captured near Novodonetsk

Soldiers of the naval infantry of the Pacific Fleet successfully repelled an attack by armed formations of Ukrainian nationalists near the settlement of Novodonetskoe. As a result of the failed offensive of the militants, the Russian military got "NATO" trophies.

Among them is a Belgian 7.62 mm light machine gun, which is in service in 80 countries around the world. The maximum firing range is 1,800 meters. Already after the first application and running-in, the fighters of the Russian Armed Forces issued a verdict.

“Good, but not like ours. Ours are more effective in this regard and more reliable,” said the commander of the assault company of the Marine Corps of the Pacific Fleet with the call sign “Skif”.

In addition to the Belgian machine gun, portable anti-tank systems fell into the hands of our servicemen. Presumably British made. According to Russian fighters, in comparison with domestic weapons, foreign counterparts are tender and capricious. From hand grenades to small arms and armored vehicles. In the clashes near Novodonetsk, "NATO" armored vehicles showed their worst side.

09:24 For the past day:

As a result of fire damage by formations of the Dnepr group of troops in the island zone, the following were destroyed:

- the position of the armed formations of Ukraine in the areas of the settlement. Veletenskoye, losses: seven VFU militants destroyed; three - received injuries of varying severity

As a result of fire damage by formations of the Dnepr group of troops in the Kherson direction, the following were destroyed:

- an attempt to penetrate the DRG in the area of about. Antonovsky: FPV drone crew destroyed two boats and nine VFU militants;

- 152mm SAU 2S3 "Acacia" with ammunition in the area of ​​the settlement. Zarechnoye, losses: four VFU militants destroyed;

- 120mm mortar, crew and ammunition for it, in the area of ​​the settlement. Pridneprovskoye, losses: four VFU militants were killed, two were injured of varying severity;

As a result of fire damage by formations of the Dnepr group of troops in the Kakhovka direction, the following were destroyed:

- the point of temporary deployment of one of the subdivisions of the VFU in the area of ​​the settlement was destroyed. Kachkarovka, the losses of the enemy amounted to: 15 militants were destroyed, seven were injured of varying severity, five vehicles for various purposes were destroyed;

- positions of the armed formations of Ukraine in the areas of the settlement. Dudchany, Republican, Mikhailovka losses: 24 VFU militants destroyed; five - received injuries of varying severity.


09:05 In the NWO zone on July 18 was liquidated Ukrainian nationalist Oleksandr Rizvanyuk.

Before the army, he was an inspector of the border service. According to relatives, he wanted to participate in the so-called ATO, but the birth of his son stopped him. After the start of the SVO, he voluntarily joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and fought in the Donetsk direction.

08:57 The result of yesterday's attack on the infrastructure of Ukrainian ports on the Danube was the blocking of the work of at least 50 cargo ships that are anchored in the Danube River between Ukraine and Romania, with most of them waiting for the ports of Reni and Izmail in the Odessa region to reopen for grain shipment.

The Danube trade channel was key for Ukraine throughout the conflict. And such a blow already had a significant impact on the enemy.

08:17 T-90M "Breakthrough" direct fire crushed stronghold of militants in the Krasnolimansky direction

Approaching the distance of a direct shot, the operator-gunner of the T-90M "Breakthrough" with the very first shot from a 125mm cannon demolished the enemy's fortified structure.

“We destroyed five strongholds and an infantry group - 30 people - a mortar squad. We destroy heavy equipment with our dear cannon, and we try to use a machine gun to destroy enemy infantry. But, basically, we “slap” them with regular weapons,” said the commander of a tank platoon with the call sign “Spartak”.

07:50 Double strike: Mi-35 helicopter crews continue to firedefeaton the objects of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kupyansky direction.

The crews of Mi-35 multi-purpose attack helicopters of the Western Military District in pairs strike at armed formations from minimum distances and extremely low altitudes. This tactic allows you to remain invisible to enemy electronic intelligence.

06:20 It became known that on July 19 in the Svatov direction liquidated Kharkov nationalist Vadim Linnik.

The ATO participant was the coordinator of the paramilitary organization Sokol, which promotes radical nationalism among young people.

04:17 Explosions in the Zhytomyr region.

03:55 Air raid in Kharkiv and Zhytomyr regions.

03:34 Explosions are heard again in the Kyiv region.

03:29 Air raid in the Zaporozhye region.

03:13 Powerful explosions in the Kyiv region.

03:12 "Geraniums" fly up to Kyiv. Local resources write about it.

03:09 Mass attack of Geraniums on Kyiv. Drones enter the city from three sides: South, West and East.

02:57 Explosions again in the Kyiv region. And again, local publics write about the work of air defense.

02:55 Air raid in the Ternopil region.

02:53 Air raid in Rivne and Khmelnytsky regions.

02:40 Explosions in the Chernihiv region.

02:38 Air raid in Vinnitsa region.

02:30 Explosions in Kyiv and the region. There is an air raid in the city, explosions are heard from the southern and southwestern sides of the city and air defense is observed. Ukrainian monitoring channels report that after the arrival of the Geran-2 drones, a massive missile attack may begin.

02:15 Air raid alert throughout central Ukraine. The threat of arrivals of "Geran-2" was announced in the Nikolaev and Odessa regions, as well as in Kirovograd, Cherkassy, ​​Kyiv, Dnepropetrovsk and Zhytomyr regions. There hasn't been such a large-scale raid for a long time.

01:34 It is reported that the S-300 flew to the areas of the Donetsk region occupied by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

01:15 Explosions in Cherkassy and Kirovohrad. Ukrainian monitoring channels report that at the last moment the Geranium changed its flight path and began to attack targets.

0:53 According to Ukrainian monitoring channels, Geraniums are currently flying through the northern and central regions of Ukraine.

So far, the implementation of the combat mission of "Gerani" has begun only in the Sumy region: explosions and air defense work are heard there.

In other places, UAVs maneuver and select targets.

Due to the arrival of shock drones, an air alert was announced in Chernihiv, Sumy, Poltava, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk regions, as well as in the regions of Zaporozhye region occupied by Ukraine.

Posted by:badanov

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