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2023-08-24 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: August 23rd, 2023
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title
[23:05 The Federal Air Transport Agency confirmed that Prigozhin and Utkin were on board the plane that crashed in the Tver region.
21:54 In the Tver region of the Russian Federation, the Embraer business jet of the leader of PMC Wagner Yevgeny Prigozhin crashed. Ten people died in the crash. The Federal Air Transport Agency has officially stated that Prigozhin was listed among the passengers of the plane, but there is conflicting information about whether he was actually on board. Some Russian media also claim that the commander of the PMC Wagner, Dmitry Utkin, was on the plane. Read more in the material Liquidation of Wagner's leadership: what is known .
21:32 Canada has imposed sanctions against Russian banks, military-industrial complex enterprises and the nuclear sector. In particular, four Russian banks fell under the restrictions - Uralsib, Zenit, Rosbank and the All-Russian Regional Development Bank. Sanctions have also been imposed against the Interros holding, Severstal, Rosatom's subsidiary RUSATOM Overseas, Atomflot, NPO Almaz and others.
21:19 Zelensky said that he had an important meeting in Kiev with US Senators Richard Blumenthal, Lindsey Graham and Elizabeth Warren: "We talked about the course of the situation at the front and the priority issue of further strengthening the Ukrainian defense system. We appreciate the bicameral and bipartisan support for Ukraine."
21:14 The latest operations against Russian Tu-22M3 bombers have made it possible to significantly reduce the possibility of attacks on Ukraine with Kh-22 missiles, Kirill Budanov, head of the Main Intelligence Directorate, said in an interview with Radio Liberty. According to him, 436 Russian aircraft are involved in air operations against Ukraine: "That's a lot. But if you ask how many Tu-22s are among them, they will be few. They had about 31 serviceable Tu-22s, now 29 - and minus two more that will be under repair, that is, 27. That is, there are not so many of those that actually fly."
Budanov confirmed that during operations at the military airfields of Soltsy (Nizhny Novgorod Region) and Shaikovka (Kaluga Region), two aircraft were completely destroyed, and two more were damaged. "We are well aware of the people who have done this... These are people who have completed certain tasks from the territory of the Russian Federation," the head of Ukrainian military intelligence added.
20:56 The S-400 system destroyed in Crimea is a "calling card" of Russian air defense systems, because Moscow actively advertised it and tried to sell it too expensive to other states. But today, this missile system, which in its class is equated with the Patriot, has suffered an epic setback. More details in the material This is a triumph .
20:12 The Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation reported that in the Tver region, a private Embraer Legacy aircraft, which was making a flight from Moscow to St. Petersburg, "fell". Ten people were on board, all of them died. Russian publics write that the plane belonged to Prigozhin and was shot down by Russian air defense. The Federal Air Transport Agency reported that among the passengers is the name and surname of Yevgeny Prigozhin.
20:08 The European Union is preparing a long-term plan for financial support to Ukraine totaling more than 50 billion euros, said the head of the European Council, Charles Michel.
19:47 The Verkhovna Rada adopted resolution No. 9626, which excludes any territorial concessions for the sake of ending the war. The document also legislates that all armed formations of the Russian Federation must liberate the entire territory of Ukraine without exception. The resolution contains a clause stating that not a single citizen of Ukraine should be subjected to persecution or discrimination, in particular on the basis of residence in the temporarily occupied territory, and all those guilty of crimes against peace, human security and international law and order must be held accountable.
19:44 Warriors of the 47th separate mechanized brigade on the Day of the State Flag set the flag of Ukraine in the village of Rabotino in the Melitopol direction. On the flag is Zaluzhny's signature.
19:41 Zelensky rejected the idea of transferring troops from east to south, which is being promoted in the Western media by some military "experts": "Someone understands how many people are there, how many occupiers are there in the east? Approximately 200 thousand ... Let's take our "Armed forces and we will transfer them somewhere. But after that, a couple of days, and the Russians will take Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, then they will go to Pavlograd, the Dnieper, cut off the banks. But we will not allow this, and let all the analysts of the world do not even count on it" .
19:25 Specialists examined 174 foreign components seized from three UAV models that Russia will use in the war against Ukraine - Lancet, Orlan-10 and Shahed-136/131. The study showed that 69% of the components come from Western companies, and Russia is still very dependent on foreign-made components, including microelectronics, the President's Office said.
Parts of these components are still available for purchase on public platforms. Most often, the Russian Federation receives them through third countries. In addition, Russia hides these purchases in every possible way with the help of various schemes. Ukraine offers its partners specific sanctions recommendations that will help cut off supplies to the Russian military-industrial complex.
18:57 Ukraine has a clear understanding of how "a normal, peaceful, just, democratic life will be restored in Crimea after we dismantle Russian tyranny on our Ukrainian peninsula," Zelensky said, addressing the participants of the third summit of the Crimean platform.
"Wherever Russia goes, the rule of violence is established. We will ensure the rule of law. We will return true meaning to the infrastructure of Crimea. Throughout the history of Crimea, its ports and roads have been connected with Ukraine and the whole world. Russia led to the isolation of Crimea. We will return for Crimea, the whole world," the President stressed.
Zelensky also said that after the de-occupation, there will be both a fleet and military defense of the peninsula in Crimea. In addition, together with NATO countries, an alliance of the countries of the Black Sea coast is already being prepared for joint defense against the Russian Federation.
18:33 The Ukrainian military turned to Zelensky with a request to mobilize more people. The President announced this in response to a question from journalists about whether there will be an increase in mobilization and whether "everyone will serve." "I'll be honest, the military turned to me with this in order to give me the opportunity to mobilize more. That's it. I can't tell you anything more yet," Zelensky replied.
The head of state stressed that first it is necessary to solve such problematic issues as the issues of military registration and enlistment offices and the VLK: "We must very quickly restore order, and then start talking about how to increase, how, by whom, by what."
18:19 Ukrainian scouts lured the Russian helicopter along with the crew. The GUR operation lasted six months. More details - in the material Russian helicopter landed on the basis of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: all the details .
17:52 Russian airlines in the period from May 2022 to June of this year, circumventing the sanctions, purchased aircraft parts for $1.2 billion, Reuters reports. We are talking, in particular, about such important details as the devices of the American company Northrop Grumman, cabin pressure valves, chassis, as well as simple spare parts - coffee makers and toilet seats. According to customs documents, spare parts came to Russia through intermediary companies in Tajikistan, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, China and Kyrgyzstan.
17:34 The Russian Mi-8 helicopter ended up in Ukraine as a result of a special operation by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, UP reports with reference to high-ranking sources in the special services. Ukrainian intelligence lured the pilot to Ukraine. The Mi-8 made a flight between two air bases and transported parts to the Su-27, Su-30 fighters. Together with the pilot, there were two crew members on board who did not know where the helicopter was actually flying. Mi-8 landed in the Kharkov region.
As a result of the special operation, two crew members were eliminated, and the pilot and his family are in Ukraine, the family was taken out of the Russian Federation in advance. Mi-8 remained in Ukraine along with parts for fighters.
17:09 In Kiev, the court sentenced four Ukrainians for filming the work of air defense in May this year, the prosecutor's office said. All defendants pleaded guilty in full. They were sentenced to five years in prison with release from serving a sentence with a probationary period of one to three years.
16:58 Zelensky said that he had discussed with Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Rechan during his visit to Kiev the development of the transit of Ukrainian food through the territory of Moldova and the creation of appropriate infrastructure.
16:35 Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said that Ukraine will receive NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems in September, but did not specify the number.
16:12 In Moscow, drones hit the Moscow City building, since it is there that the institutions planning war crimes of the Russian Federation are located, said the representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate, Andrey Yusov. In particular, according to him, these are certain special services, offices, ministries, "as well as other institutions that are involved in the implementation, planning, control and commission of this war and war crimes."
16:07 As a result of a nightly Russian attack by drones on the port of Izmail, 13 thousand tons of grain were destroyed, Minister of Infrastructure Alexander Kubrakov said. According to him, several private grain terminals and warehouses, cargo infrastructure were damaged at once. Agricultural products were destined for Egypt and Romania.
The Minister stressed that only during this night the export capacity of the Izmail port was reduced by 15%, and before that, 35,000 tons of grain had been destroyed in the Reni port. This is the eighth attack on port infrastructure since Russia's withdrawal from the grain initiative. In just a month of attacks on ports, 270,000 tons of grain were destroyed.
15:46 The Russians fired again at Kherson in the afternoon: one of the shells hit the summer kitchen of a private household, one person was injured, the Office of the Prosecutor General said.
15:31 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that a Russian aircraft east of Zmeiny Island allegedly destroyed a military boat with a landing group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine denied this information. Intelligence reported that the Russian aircraft did indeed attempt to attack the Ukrainian military vessels, but in fact the Russian missile fell into the water and sank without causing any harm to the Ukrainian military.
In response, the Ukrainian military personnel attacked the aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces. A missile fired from a Ukrainian combat boat damaged the Russian side, which was forced to immediately fly away in the direction of the nearest airfield.
14:48 Governor of the Kaluga region Vladislav Shapsha announced another attempt to strike drones on Shaikovka, where a military airfield is located. According to him, two drones were allegedly shot down by means of air defense, there were no victims or infrastructure damage.
14:23 The death toll as a result of a Russian strike on a school in Romny, Sumy region, has risen to four - rescuers released the bodies of the school director, deputy director, secretary and librarian. The operation to remove the rubble has been completed, the Interior Ministry said. Also wounded were four local residents who were passing by at the time of the impact.
14:15 Zelensky commented on the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the south: "If you do not mind, I will not speak publicly. We are moving forward in several directions, it is very difficult for us. Dense mining, thousands of mines. The most important thing is the trend. The trend that the military reports to me daily, is this: we go constantly and constantly move forward. Yes, little by little, but nevertheless the direction is right. "
13:34 Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has arrived in Ukraine. Zelensky said that he discussed defense cooperation and security issues with him, thanked him for the new, 18th defense support package, which will include ammunition and artillery.
13:29 In the Sumy region, air defense forces shot down two enemy Shahed-type UAVs, the IVA reported.
13:07 In Crimea, near the village of Olenevka on Cape Tarkhankut, the Russian S-400 Triumph complex was destroyed , the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense reported. As a result of the explosion, which occurred today at about 10:00 am, the installation itself, the missiles installed on it and personnel were completely destroyed. "Given the limited number of such complexes in the arsenal of the enemy, this is a painful blow to the air defense system of the invaders, which will have a serious impact on further events in the occupied Crimea," the GUR added.
12:39 A new wave of mobilization in Buryatia will begin on September 5, according to the Russian Telegram channel We can explain with reference to sources. Two people close to the military registration and enlistment offices and the administration of the republic reported that preparations for a new wave of forced recruitment into the army are already being completed in the region. Similar information comes from the Jewish Autonomous Region - they are also preparing for a mass conscription for war, which will begin in the coming weeks.
12:31 The IAEA reported that in the week from August 14 to 21, it recorded more than ten strong explosions near the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, and the sounds of shooting were also heard.
12:25 As a result of a Russian strike on a school in Romny, Sumy region, at least two employees of the educational institution were killed, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported. Three people were injured, two more are probably under the rubble. The search and rescue operation continues.
11:46 According to preliminary information, the Russian radar station 48Ya6-K1 Podlet was hit at Cape Tarkhankut, the Crimean Wind telegram channel reports. This three-coordinate radar is designed to detect air targets at low and extremely low altitudes in a difficult jamming environment. She issued target designations for Russian air defense systems S-300, S-400, etc.
In addition, the Bastion anti-ship missile system, one of the carriers of Onyx missiles, with which the Russians strike at Ukraine, was hit on Tarkhankut. According to eyewitnesses, there were seven explosions in total, after which four fighter jets flew towards Cape Tarkhankut and further north.
11:11 The UN, together with partners, announced a fundraiser to support Ukraine in the autumn-winter period, said the speaker of the Secretary General Stefan Dujarric. The goal is to raise $268 million "to support more than 1.3 million people with concrete assistance in the coming winter months."
11:07 In the morning in the city of Romny, Sumy region, a Russian UAV of the Shahed type hit an educational institution, the building was completely destroyed, the IVA reported.
11:04 Crimean publics report a strong explosion in Olenevka. According to some reports, the strike was carried out on one of the Russian military facilities at Cape Tarkhankut.
11:02 Deputy Head of the Office of the President Andrey Smirnov denied the information of some Ukrainian media that Ukraine allegedly agreed to a "hybrid" tribunal over Putin and Russian officials instead of an international tribunal on the basis of a resolution of the UN General Assembly. Smirnov stressed that Ukraine will not agree to any "hybrid" tribunal, where he will be part of the Ukrainian judicial system, because Kyiv is striving for a solution in the name of the entire civilized world.
10:57 On the Day of the State Flag, the flag of Ukraine was raised over Kiev, which was signed by the military, rescuers and volunteers:
10:48 The General Staff clarified that the Defense Forces continue the offensive operation in the Bakhmut and Melitopol directions. They had success in the direction of Novodanilovka and Novoprokopovka, and are gaining a foothold on the achieved lines. In the Bakhmut direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue offensive operations to the south of Bakhmut and consolidate on the achieved lines.
10:41 The "DPR" announced three strong strikes on the center of Donetsk, in the risk zone, according to the "mayor", the border between the Voroshilovsky and Kiev regions.
10:19 Foreign leaders are coming to Ukraine on the eve of Independence Day. In the morning Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda and Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa arrived in Kyiv.
09:46 Governor of the Belgorod region Vyacheslav Gladkov said that three people died as a result of an alleged Ukrainian drone attack on the territory of a sanatorium in the village of Lava.
09:12 At night, air defense forces shot down 11 out of 20 enemy drones, the command of the Air Force reported. The enemy launched Shahed-136/131 strike UAVs from the southeast direction. In total, up to 20 shock drones were fired from the Primorsko-Akhtarsk region (RF), Chauda (Crimea). Nine drones were destroyed in the Odessa region, two more - within the Zaporozhye region.
09:05 On the evening of August 22, the enemy attacked with two missiles (previously S-300) at the Chkalovskoye village of the Chuguevsky district of the Kharkiv region. The missiles hit next to the administrative building, which houses a cultural center, a cafe, a village council and a sports hall. The building was damaged, people were not injured, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said.
Over the past day, the Russian army fired artillery, mortars and other weapons on the settlements of the Izyum, Chuguevsky and Kupyansky districts. One person was wounded as a result of shelling from the MLRS Uragan s. Sheikovka, Izyumsky district.
09:02 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, three people were killed - in Torsk. Four more people were injured in the region, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said.
08:56 The Russian army launched airstrikes on Kherson in the morning: two guided air bombs hit a kindergarten and residential buildings. As a result of the shelling, a fire broke out, which was quickly extinguished. Six people were injured, said Alexander Prokudin, head of the OVA. Over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling in the region, one person was killed and five were injured.
08:39 Ukrainian troops were successful in the direction of Novoprokopovka on the southern front, spokesman of the General Staff Andrei Kovalev said.
08:21 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of August 23:
- personnel - about 258,820 (+480) people liquidated,
- tanks - 4373 (+11),
- armored combat vehicles - 8488 (+12),
- artillery systems - 5318 (+23),
- MLRS - 722 (+1),
- air defense systems - 491 (+0),
- aircraft - 315 (+0),
- helicopters - 316 (+0),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 4324 (+12),
- cruise missiles - 1406 (+0),
- ships/boats - 18 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 7745 (+23),
- special equipment - 800 (+3).
08:06 At night, the Russians attacked the south of the Odessa region with strike drones, aiming at civilian infrastructure, Oleg Kiper, head of the OVA, said. The air defense forces destroyed nine Shahed-136/131 drones, but there were also hits on production and transshipment complexes. A fire with a total area of 700 sq. m, as of 6:00 it is localized. The damage also includes granaries. People were not hurt.
07:29 Over the past day, more than 30 clashes have occurred at the front, the General Staff said in the morning summary . In particular, the Ukrainian defenders repelled the attacks of Russian troops in the Avdiivka area and continue to hold back the enemy’s advance in the Marinka area of the Donetsk region. At the same time, the Defense Forces continue the offensive operation in the Melitopol direction.
06:32 China and South Africa issued a joint statement saying that it is possible to resolve the "conflict" in Ukraine only through negotiations. The document says that South Africa and China support a global system centered on the UN, a fair international order based on international law governing relations between states, as well as respect for national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
"Both sides agreed that dialogue and negotiations are the only viable option for resolving the conflict in Ukraine, and they will continue to promote peace talks and play a constructive role in a political settlement of the conflict," the statement said.
06:11 Russian media write, citing a source, that General Viktor Afzalov, chief of the General Staff of the Aerospace Forces, has been appointed as acting commander-in-chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces, and General of the Army Sergei Surovikin, ex-commander-in-chief of the Aerospace Forces, has been relieved of his post.
04:18 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced another drone attack on Moscow. Two UAVs were allegedly destroyed by air defense systems in the air over the territory of the Mozhaysky and Khimki districts of the Moscow region, the third was suppressed by electronic warfare and, having lost control, crashed into a building under construction at the Moscow City complex, no one was injured. In Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Sheremetyevo, flights for departure and arrival are delayed.
02:44 The United States is ready to conduct exercises of Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets on its territory, said Pentagon Speaker Pat Ryder. According to him, Washington is "ready to support" the process of training UAF pilots on American fighters in the continental United States. At the same time, Ryder added that he does not yet have "concrete information on which bases can be trained."
02:15 On the eve of the "elections" in the occupied territories of Ukraine, Putin met with the leader of the "LPR" Leonid Pasechnik, called the situation on the line of contact "stable". After Pasechnik, he met with the Gauleiter of the occupied part of the Zaporozhye region, Yevgeny Balitsky, who reported to the President of the Russian Federation on the complete readiness of the region to hold "elections."
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