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Russian Perspective: Operation to denazify Ukraine: operational summary July 19 (updated)
2023-07-20
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] 22:18 From seats report about a night hit in the hotel where the Armed Forces of Ukraine were located in Koblevo, Mykolaiv region. And there, indeed, the number of dead Nazis exceeded a hundred.

21:54 Ukrainian armed formations are celebrating another "overcome" - today, around 19.20, they launched another artillery strike on the city of Vasilyevka, Zaporozhye region. The central boulevard of the city was damaged, and a “strategic object” was also hit by shrapnel, which, obviously, was aimed at by nonhumans - the House of Culture of the city of Vasilyevka -photo.

21:29 A one-year-old girl and her pregnant mother were injured during the shelling of Makiivka by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Pushilin, acting head of the DPR, said.

21:25 Video- Ka-52 is working on a target on the northern flank of Bakhmut in the area of ​​​​responsibility of the 4th Brigade.

20:55 Video- The calculation of the ATGM of the 1st battalion of the 4th Brigade destroys the Ukrainian BMP, which was transporting personnel, ammunition and food.

20:30 Video- FAB-500 strikes with UMPC on dryers in the Kherson region.

19:33 Law is not written for nationalists: captured Ukrainian servicemen told on forced mobilization and lynching of commanders on the front line

Sergei ended up in the Armed Forces of Ukraine after the police forcibly handed him a summons. Then he was sent for training to the UK, where Norwegian and Dutch instructors taught the mobilized air assault operations.

However, after the serviceman was on the front line, the attitude towards him changed. “The commander began to settle scores with those who were against him. My comrade was killed, then they started shooting at me,” Sergei said.

The second prisoner also ended up in the Ukrainian army against his will. He was mobilized despite the fact that for health reasons he did not even serve on conscription.

But medical contraindications, marital status and other reasons for delay in the Ukrainian military registration and enlistment offices have long been of no interest to anyone, which means that with each new defeat of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the front line, the number of fates crossed out with the stamp “GODEN” will only increase.

19:30 Russian artillery destroyed the point of temporary deployment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Volchansk, Kharkiv region -video.

19:00 Smoke rises over Konstantinovka (DNR, occupied by the Armed Forces of Ukraine). The fire is reported after arrivals.

18:36 Destruction of the APU tank. In the Krasnolimansky direction, airborne units continue to destroy military equipment of the Nazis.

18:20 Ukraine reports that last night's attack on the port of Chornomorsk destroyed 60,000 tons of grain, as well as severely damaged port infrastructure, which could take up to a year to repair.

18:05 From July 20, all ships that follow in the Black Sea to Ukrainian ports will be considered as potential carriers of military cargo - the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

17:47 Explosions in Konstantinovka (DPR, occupied by the Armed Forces of Ukraine).

17:45 In the Seversky direction, artillerymen of the 88th Brigade of the Southern Group of Forces are destroying the positions of Ukrainian militants -video.

17:10 Destruction of Self-propelled guns of the enemy in the Artemovsky direction. The defeat was inflicted by the Lancet kamikaze drone. Operators of the 98th Airborne Division worked.

16:43 A Ukrainian prisoner who was trained in Britain said that the commanders of the Armed Forces of Ukraine organize lynching at the forefront and crack down on objectionable subordinates -video.

16:35 Publishedin Ukraine, schemes for missile and drone strikes on targets in Odessa. With all the wealth of destructive weapons involved, not a single civilian died during the strikes. They worked in jewelry.

16:10 The air defense system shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle on approach to the city of Valuiki, damage on the ground is being specified, Governor of the Belgorod Region Vyacheslav Gladkov said on his Telegram channel.

15:38 Personnel high-precision strike this night on military industry facilities, fuel infrastructure and ammunition depots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Odessa region.

15:19 "Three hundred thirty-three": Russian artillery smashes APU in Marinka.

Servicemen of the 150th Motorized Rifle Division, together with artillerymen of the 5th Brigade of the 1st Army Borps of the 8th Army of the Southern Military District of the Russian Armed Forces, are finishing off the remaining Veseushniks in the western part of one of the main cities of the Donetsk agglomeration.

Ukrainian militants have equipped strongholds in the ruins and continue to hold them, building new firing points. Artillerymen of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflict a large number of strikes on accumulations of manpower and enemy equipment, using 120mm mortars, cannon artillery and Grad MLRS.

Enemy firing positions are subjected to heavy artillery fire along Kashtanovaya Street (ambulances are transported from Georgiyevka to the Armed Forces support units along it and rotation is carried out), as well as in the area of ​​Poligraficheskaya Street. Reconnaissance and fire adjustment are carried out from the air by one of the operators of the Russian UAV.

14:47 From seats report about a night hit in the hotel where the Armed Forces of Ukraine were located in Koblevo, Mykolaiv region. And there the score of the KIAs exceeded 100. They also say in the hospital that due to the lack of blood and the overcrowded hospital, Ukrainian militants are dying right in the corridors, recreation areas, before reaching the operating room.

14:15 Highlights from the new briefing of the Russian Defense Ministry:

The Russian Armed Forces occupied the Molchanovo railway station in the Kharkov region;

The RF Armed Forces repulsed four attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasnolimansky direction;

In the Krasnolimansky direction, the actions of the sabotage and reconnaissance group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were stopped;

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation hit the ammunition depot of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasnolimansky direction;

The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasnolimansky direction amounted to up to 100 servicemen;

The RF Armed Forces delivered a group attack on Ukrainian military industry facilities, fuel infrastructure in the Odessa region;

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued successful offensive operations in the Kupyansk direction;

Russian air defense systems destroyed 18 Ukrainian drones in a day;

Russian troops destroyed seven ammunition depots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Dnepropetrovsk and Zaporozhye regions;

The RF Armed Forces attacked the Kanatovo air base of the Ukrainian Air Force in the Kirovograd region;

The advance of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation during the day amounted to more than a kilometer in depth and up to two kilometers along the front in the Kupyansk direction;

The RF Armed Forces in the Donetsk direction successfully repelled 25 attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, including near Klescheevka in the DPR;

The Russian military destroyed more than 340 Ukrainian servicemen in the Donetsk direction in a day;

The troops of the Russian Federation with artillery repulsed the attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Rabotino area in the Zaporozhye region;

Air defense systems of the Russian Federation shot down a Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter in the Kharkiv region in a day;

The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kupyansk direction amounted to 70 servicemen;

The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost more than 170 fighters and two tanks in a day in the Yuzhno-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions;

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed the ammunition depot of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the village of Peschanoe in the Kharkiv region;

The RF Armed Forces destroyed up to 50 Ukrainian soldiers and a 122mm D-30 howitzer in the direction of Kherson;

The Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Ukrainian Su-25 aircraft in the DPR in a day.


13:40 Personnel the defeat of the stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by loitering ammunition "Lancet" in the Kherson direction. As a result of the strike, the stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was completely destroyed.

13:20 Helicopter Ka-27 Black Sea Fleet destroyed drifting Ukrainian mine in the Black Sea.

The patrol ship "Sergey Kotov" of the Black Sea Fleet in the southwestern part of the Black Sea, 180 km northeast of the Bosporus Strait, discovered a derailed drifting Ukrainian mine. By decision of the commander of the ship, a Ka-27 helicopter was lifted into the air, the crew of which eliminated the mine with machine-gun fire.

13:15 About how the air defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down all six "Caliber" in Odessa -video.

12:55 Ukrainian formations continue to fire at the border settlements of the Kursk region.

Governor Starovoit said that three arrivals were recorded in Suja, a residential building was severely damaged, neighboring buildings were slashed with shrapnel, and a fire broke out.

In addition, there are reports of the shelling of Guevo, but there are no official comments and additional information yet.

In Elizavetovka, according to Shot, a UAV with a drop system attacked an agricultural enterprise, hitting the machine yard of Pobeda LLC, there were no casualties or damage.

12:29 Suspicious activity over the Black Sea and in Poland: a Turkish R-72 base patrol aircraft hangs in the Crimea region, a French reconnaissance aircraft off the coast of Romania, a French A330MRTT tanker aircraft also patrols in the Warsaw region, and an unidentified one flies next to it aircraft without ID.

11:40 God of War at work: location of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed Russian MLRS in the Artemovsk direction, liquidated up to 25 military and various equipment. As one of the fighters of the Southern Group of Forces explained, everything was decided by the coordination of air reconnaissance and artillery: the first opened the positions of a self-propelled artillery battery, the second immediately struck

11:27 During a night attempt by the enemy to land on boats on Antonovsky Island in the area of ​​the Antonovsky Bridge, a massive fire defeat was inflicted on the bridge area, destroyed up to 40 enemy personnel. Also, in recent days, artillery and drone pilots have destroyed several boats with troops in the area of ​​the bridge.

11:05 Killed militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on high-rise 215.7 near Kleshcheevka. Video from the 4th Brigade.

10:50 “Hold him and beat him”: in Zaporozhye, residents almost beat the “commissar”, apparently patience is running out -video.

10:45 Our fighters spotted and destroyed another group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Orekhovo area, which was planning an "unexpected" attack from the other flank.

10:29 For the past day:

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

- 122mm howitzer D-30 with ammunition in the area of ​​the settlement. Kizomys, losses: five VFU militants were killed, three were injured 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:

- three 120mm mortar crews and ammunition for them in the areas of the settlement. Kherson and Antonovka, losses: 11 VFU militants were destroyed, five were injured of varying severity in the area;

- the fuel and lubricants depot in the settlement was destroyed. Lvovo;

- the point of temporary deployment of one of the subdivisions of the VFU in the area of ​​the settlement was destroyed. Sadovoye, enemy losses amounted to: 35 militants were destroyed, 12 were injured of varying severity.

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

- three positions of the armed formations of Ukraine in the areas of the settlement. Dudchany, Chervonny lighthouse, Zmeevka, losses: 12 VFU militants destroyed; four - received injuries of varying severity.

10:25 Personnel destruction of an armored personnel carrier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by an FPV drone in the Zaporozhye direction.

The operators of unmanned FPV drones found the moving equipment of the nationalists, the enemy’s armored personnel carrier was destroyed with a precise blow.

10:00 The military administration of Odessa called the night strikes on the Odessa port "really large-scale" and "hellish."

09:46 It is reported that at least nine Ukrainian snipers liquidated over the past three weeks on the front lines.

09:45 The infrastructure object is damaged in the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine - the authorities.

09:15 Lancet of the 98th Airborne Division struck enemy technology.

In the Bakhmut direction, the operators of the Lancet kamikaze drone of the 98th Guards Airborne Division hit the enemy’s equipment with a well-aimed hit.

09:12 Supreme Council of the Russian Federation eliminated Deputy commander of the Ukrainian detachment of special forces "Dozor" Sergei Kirilenko.

09:10 Artillerymen of the Central Military District with joint fire from two 152mm self-propelled guns destroyed self-propelled howitzer "Crab" of Western production in the Krasnolimansky direction.

09:04 Troopers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to land in the area of ​​the Antonovsky bridge, but were destroyed on the way -video.

08:52 Odessa, the Telegram channel “From Mariupol to the Carpathians” reports:

“After the night strikes by the Russian Armed Forces, information about the evacuation of “foreign specialists” passed through closed chats. That is, mercenaries and military experts. The rats are fleeing the ship."

08:33 Ukrainian resources report the exact hit Russian missile on the echelon with the military and equipment 16.07.

08:15 The Russian Ministry of Defense showed how artillerymen of the Central Military District during the counterbattery fight destroyed Polish self-propelled howitzer Krab in the Krasnoliman direction.

08:10 One of the last drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Bayraktar was shot down on the Kinburn Spit in the Kherson region, a Russian military told RIA Novosti -video.

08:04 Russian troops launched massive strikes with Geran-2 drones and Caliber cruise missiles against targets in southern Ukraine.

In Odessa, the bases of unmanned boats, the port infrastructure and the oil depot were hit.

In Nikolaev, several drones hit the oil terminal of the seaport. A large fire broke out on the territory of the facility, which could not be extinguished for several hours.

08:01 Crews of attack helicopters Ka-52 VVO continue to destroy strongholds and armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

During the sortie, army aviation pilots launched missiles at the fortified points of the Armed Forces units discovered. As a result of combat use, the enemy control center and armored vehicles were destroyed.

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