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Russian Perspective: Operation to denazify Ukraine: operational summary July 23 (updated)
2023-07-24
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] 22:56 New drone strikes are reported in Sumy.

According to Ukrainian monitoring channels, Geran-2 is flying in two groups. The first, presumably, goes to the area of ​​the Konotop airfield. There is a complex of buildings and warehouses of the 551st separate radar company of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other facilities.

The other part, presumably, is sent to Sumy. Several military installations are located within the city, including the base of the 27th Rocket Artillery Brigade. Earlier, the Military Chronicle reported that on July 3, the blow of Geran-2 drones in Sumy struck building of the regional department of the SBU

21:40 Another FPV of Akhmat Bobrov flies into Leopard 2A6 -video.

21:20 I thought there would be nothing better today than an FPV drone strike by the “beavers” on the Bradley BMP, but here it’s a bomb, the Lancet takes out the Polish self-propelled guns “Crab” along with the crew.

This is near Kupyansk, where the affairs of the Ukronazis have been very bad in recent days. The crew, by the way, could well be Polish. Excellent video from @razved_dozor.

20:40 The result of the work of the Ka-52M attack helicopter in the course of repelling the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Orekhovsky direction -video.

During the sortie, the crew of the upgraded Ka-52 destroyed two foreign-made armored vehicles: a Leopard tank and a Bradley infantry fighting vehicle.

20:20 Destruction of another Ukrainian Leopard 2A6 by Krasnopol -video.

19:50 Aerospace Forces of the Russian Federation covered the place of accumulation of manpower of the Armed Forces of Ukraine before they landed on loki in the Kherson region -video.

19:25 Exact defeat of the Leopard tank by the Lancet kamikaze drone from the "X-breeders" from the Airborne Forces -video

It is worth noting that the weather is far from favorable for the UAV, but the hit definitely falls on the combat stowage in the back of the tower

19:17 Day of the Beaver: FPV drone burned down another American Bradley infantry fighting vehicle advancing near Orekhov -video

This is the 4th piece of NATO equipment hit yesterday. A penny drone destroyed another American heavy infantry fighting vehicle, after being hit by an UAV, it burned down.

The “Beavers” and the drones trained by them from the calculation of AKHMAT-YUG of the 42nd Motorized Rifle Division of the 58th Army had a fruitful day yesterday, in the course of repelling the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the guys knocked out and destroyed a whole mountain of enemy military equipment.

18:24 Destruction of the observation post of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by our ATGM operators -video

17:29 APU for the first time lost Polish tank PT-91 Twardy, its crew fled in horror from Russian artillery strikes - Forbes Polska

The crew of the tank "retired when the Russian artillery began to fire."

The 22nd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is the only one in which Polish PT-91 tanks were delivered. Until now, she was in reserve, but in the end she was sent to the front line of the Zaporozhye direction.

After entering the battle, she suffered serious losses in equipment and personnel.

17:25 Destroyed military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at a gas station in Konstantinovka, Donetsk region —video

16:28 "Gods of War" covered a group of retreating enemy with a jewelry volley -video

Artillerymen of the Airborne Forces not only destroy the enemy's fortifications, destroy his equipment and weapons, but also most effectively load the ranks of the Nazi evil spirits.

16:24 Evacuation of the wrecked tank of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by artillerymen of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, or rather its remnants -video

15:27 Attacks were made on the rear base of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Artemovsk - video

The city is filled with militants and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and is used as a base for attacks in the Artyomovsky direction. The enemy is placed in schools, kindergartens, recreation centers (on video) and other social institutions.

14:24 July 20 in the Zaporozhye direction of the RF Armed Forces destroyed Deputy Chief of Intelligence of the 44th Separate Artillery Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Major Dmitry Berezyuk.

14:21 Landing forces destroyed the Spanish air defense systems Skyguard Aspide - video

At 16:50 on July 21, five km northeast of the settlement Muzykovka 2 Lancet kamikaze drones of the 7th Airborne Division of the Dnepr group of troops destroyed the radar and launcher of the Spanish Skyguard Aspide air defense system.

13:24 “Reservoir dogs” of the O group destroyed the enemy’s observation post — video

The soldiers discovered the enemy's position near Kremennaya and destroyed it with an ATGM shot.

13:23 Destroyed Officer Armed Forces of Ukraine, senior lieutenant Konstantin Zavoloka. He was the commander of an artillery battery of the 2nd self-propelled artillery battalion of the 4th Separate Tank Brigade. hetman Ivan Vigovsky.

He graduated from the Kremenskoy Military Lyceum and the National Academy of Land Forces. Sagaidachny. Chose a military career after 2014

Fought against his own. A native of Novovodyanoe in the Luhansk region of the former Ukraine, now the LPR, is controlled by the Russian army. The militant was eliminated in July in an unknown direction.

12:43 So the enemy, showing the destroyed "Kozak", talks about the "Lancets", which get the militants and their equipment wherever they are - video

12:41 Lancet strikes a Ukrainian piece of equipment in the Kherson region - video

11:26 Highlights of the briefing of Ministry of Defense of Russia:

- The "South" grouping repulsed two enemy attacks in the Zaporozhye direction in the area of ​​​​the settlement of Rabotino;

— Grouping “South” repelled the attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Novomikhailovka area in the DPR;

- The RF Armed Forces destroyed objects in the Odessa region, where terrorist acts against the Russian Federation were being prepared using unmanned boats;

- Foreign mercenaries were located at the affected facilities in the Odessa region, where terrorist attacks against the Russian Federation were being prepared;

- Russian troops destroyed more than 160 Ukrainian soldiers, seven Leopard tanks in the Yuzhno-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions;

- Russian troops hit three command posts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye region, the LPR and the DPR, as well as a fuel depot in the Zaporozhye region;

- The Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Ukrainian Su-25 near Verolyubovka in the DPR, air defense intercepted a HIMARS MLRS projectile and a Storm Shadow cruise missile;

- Russian troops repelled six attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasnolymansk direction;

- Russian troops stopped the activities of a group of Ukrainian saboteurs in the area of the settlement of Nevskoye in the LPR;

- Losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasnolimansky direction exceeded 130 people per day;

- Russian troops repulsed 14 attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk direction in a day, the enemy's losses amounted to 370 military personnel;

- Russian troops destroyed up to 60 Ukrainian soldiers in the Kherson direction in a day.


11:25 Ukrainians continue to suffer large irretrievable losses along the entire front line - video

10:11 The Armed Forces of Ukraine stepped up the onslaught, but the "Brave" counterattacked and crushed advancing enemy

In the area of ​​​​Serebryansky forest, four attacks of assault groups were repelled with the support of infantry fighting vehicles of tanks 42 and 67 Mechanized Brigades of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. With the competent actions of our infantry and the effective work of artillery and aviation, the enemy was defeated.

After the attack was repelled, our fighters launched a counteroffensive and, hitting the retreating enemy, drove the enemy out of several fortified areas.

As a result of the counterattack, a large number of APU militants were captured.

Aerial reconnaissance opened an artillery battery of the 67th Ombr. The targets were hit by our artillery.

In the area of ​​N. p. Karmazinovka repulsed 3 attacks of armored groups of the 25th Airborne Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. As a result of small arms battles and the active support of our rocket artillery, the enemy was defeated.

In the area of ​​N. p. Nevsky assault group 21 Separate Mechanized Brigade attacked our strong point. The enemy was stopped by artillery fire.

In the area of ​​N. p. Torskoye repelled an attack by an armored group of 63 Separate Mechanized Brigade. The enemy was destroyed by artillery fire.

The special forces discovered and destroyed the reconnaissance group of the 63rd Separate Mechanized Brigade.

In the area of ​​N. p. Chervonaya Dibrova repelled the attack of the 21st Separate Mechanized Brigade. Artillery fired at the enemy.

The ATGM crew thwarted an attempt to transfer reinforcements to the forward positions of the 21st Separate Mechanized Brigade.


10:09 Soldiers of the Dnipro group of troops destroyed equipment and manpower of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson region
As a result of fire damage by formations of the Dnepr group of troops in the island zone:

- in the area of ​​Shirokaya Balka, the temporary deployment point of one of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed, seven Ukronazis were killed, 11 were injured of varying severity, and eight vehicles for various purposes were also liquidated.

As a result of fire damage by formations of the Dnepr grouping of troops in the Kherson direction:

- in the areas of the settlements of Dacha, Sadovoye and Molodyozhnoe, the positions of the armed formations of Ukraine were destroyed, 30 Ukrainians were liquidated, another 17 were injured of varying severity;

- in the area of ​​​​Antonovka, two 120mm mortars, crews and ammunition for them were destroyed, 13 Ukrainians were killed, two were injured of varying severity;

- in the Pridnestrovian region, a temporary deployment point of one of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed, three Ukrainians were liquidated, five were injured of varying severity, and two vehicles for various purposes were also destroyed.

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

- in the area of ​​​​Mikhailovka, a 120mm mortar crew and ammunition for it were destroyed, four fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were killed, two were injured of varying severity.


09:40 Announced the series blows on the positions of the Ukrainians in Kherson

Apparently, corrected aerial bombs KAB-500 and FAB-500M62 with planning and correction modules are actively used along the right bank of the Dnieper. It thunders loudly on the northern outskirts of the city, where for a long time there were hangars for storing equipment near the fascia.

09:37 Russian fighters denazified Vladimir Dityuk - a native of the village of Krekhov, Lviv region.

During 2014-2015, he fought in the ranks of the 128th Separate Mountain Assault Transcarpathian Brigade of the Operational Command "West" of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. With the beginning of the SVO, he joined the 125th Separate Brigade of the TPO of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Fulfilled assignments in the eastern direction.

08:10 Very loud in Odessa

In Odessa temporarily occupied by the Nazissoundedat least seven explosions - some of them in the center, as well as on Poskot and Cheryomushki.

Shortly before that, at least four Tu-22M3 missile carriers of the Russian Aerospace Forces approached the launch zone, and then launches of Caliber cruise missiles and Onyx supersonic anti-ship missiles were recorded.

The RF Armed Forces launch a missile attack on military facilities of the AFU militants.

Odessa was and will be free!

08:07 About the night strike on the Nazis in Zaporozhye - video

Tonight, our Army struck at the facilities used by the Zelensky regime for waging war, the locations of the UAF militants, as well as the Nazi equipment and ammunition depots.

There were at least four explosions in total. Although in some areas of Zaporozhye, up to seven explosions were heard.

The air raid alarm went off only after the third explosion.

Hours after the strike, the occupying authorities of the Zelenskiy regime continue to remain silent.

And in the morning they will tell traditional stories about “arrivals in the field” and that “people were not hurt.”

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