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[NewsFrontInfo] 23:08 Ukrainian media report explosions near Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People's Republic. There have also been reports that explosions occurred in Kramatorsk.
23:05 Russian drones "Geran-2" are flying towards Poltava through the Sumy region, the Military Chronicle reported.
According to preliminary data, the drones are moving in two large groups.
“There are several large military facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Poltava: the 18th Separate Army Aviation Brigade, the base of the 45th separate radar reconnaissance company, and the 831st Tactical Aviation Brigade is based in Mirgorod,” the statement reads. statement.
21:55 Video- Repulse of the meat assault of the 25th Separate Airborne Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Limansky direction.
21:00 Video– Arrival of an FPV drone in Bradley, disguised by a curtain.
20:00 Video– arrival of the Lancet on M2A2 in the Zaporozhye region.
19:30 Video- A direct hit by an ATGM on the German Bergepanzer 2 ARV.
The Nazis flee in panic from the place of arrival. The condition of the wrecked vehicle is unknown.
18:35 Breakthrough of the "Brave": the forests of Kremennaya are littered corpses of APU, the enemy was knocked out from many positions.
The brigades of the Central Military District continue their offensive from the LPR to the Kharkov region, massively destroying and capturing the enemy.
17:35 Destruction of American-made self-propelled guns of the M109 type by the crew of the loitering ammunition "Lancet" -video.
16:55 American Switchblade 600 UAV shot down somewhere on the front —video.
16:28 Zaporozhye direction, north of the settlement Rabotino, the destruction of the APU tank on our mine -video.
16:00 Combat actions of BMP Bradley of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the direction of Rabotino, as a result of which one of them was destroyed -video.
15:30 Such a picture is now all over Ukraine -video.
15:00 The fighters whom YOU and I are helping carried out a carpet bombardment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces who have settled in the house -video.
14:30 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (as of July 24, 2023)
During the day, the armed forces of Ukraine attempted offensive operations in the Donetsk and Krasnolymansk directions.
- In the Donetsk direction, as a result of the coordinated actions of the units of the "Southern" group of troops, air strikes and artillery fire, six enemy attacks were successfully repelled in the areas of the settlements of Belogorovka of the Luhansk People's Republic and Kleshcheevka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
In addition, enemy units were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Vesele, Bogdanovka, Predtechino, Belaya Gora and Dyleevka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
Enemy losses amounted to over 160 Ukrainian servicemen, one tank, two vehicles, a Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery mount, a British-made FH-70 howitzer, and a 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer.
An ammunition depot of the 110th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed near the settlement of Avdiivka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
- In the Krasnolimansky direction, active actions of units, air strikes, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems of the "Center" group of forces repelled five enemy attacks in the area of the settlement of Nevskoye of the Luhansk People's Republic, as well as Serebryansky forestry.
In addition, the personnel and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Karmazinovka of the Luhansk People's Republic, Yampolovka, Torskoye and Serebryanka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
In the area of the settlement Novolyubovka of the Luhansk People's Republic, the activities of the Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group were stopped.
Enemy losses amounted to 195 Ukrainian servicemen, four infantry fighting vehicles, four armored fighting vehicles, three pickup trucks, two 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mounts, as well as 152mm D-20 and 122mm D-30 howitzers.
- In the South-Donetsk direction, strikes by operational-tactical and army aviation, artillery fire of the Vostok group of troops defeated the manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Makarovka of the Donetsk People's Republic and Levadnoe, Zaporozhye region.
In the Zaporizhia direction, air strikes and artillery fire hit units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Malaya Tokmachka, Orekhov and Pyatikhatki of the Zaporozhye region.
In the area of the settlement of Mirne, Zaporozhye region, the activities of the sabotage and reconnaissance group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were stopped.
Enemy losses in these areas per day amounted to 120 Ukrainian servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, two vehicles, the US-made M777 artillery system, and the 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer.
Also, an ammunition depot of the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed in the area of the settlement of Kamenskoye, Zaporozhye region.
- In the Kupyansky direction, the active actions of units, air strikes and artillery fire of the "Western" group of troops defeated the manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Dvurechnaya, Sinkovka, Petropavlovka, Tabaevka and Peschanoe of the Kharkov region.
Up to 95 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, three pickup trucks, as well as a French-made Cezar self-propelled artillery mount were destroyed.
In addition, the ammunition depot of the 103rd Territorial Defense Brigade was destroyed near the village of Krakhmalnoye, Kharkiv region.
- In the Kherson direction, as a result of fire damage, up to 45 Ukrainian servicemen, two cars, and two 122mm D-30 howitzers were destroyed during the day.
Also, in the area of the village of Zmievka, Kherson region, an ammunition depot of a unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed.
Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile forces and artillery of groups of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation during the day defeated the 102nd Artillery unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 137 districts.
A communication center of the 24th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was hit near the village of Dzerzhinsk in the Donetsk People's Republic.
In addition, in the areas of the settlements of Orekhov and Malaya Tokmachka of the Zaporozhye region, the command post of the 65th mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the fuel depot for military equipment of the 33rd Mmechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit.
Air defense systems intercepted a HIMARS multiple rocket launcher.
In addition, 35 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Kolomyychikha, Kuzemovka, Topolevka, Kremennaya, Kovalevka of the Luhansk People's Republic, Berezove, Belogorivka of the Donetsk People's Republic, Zeleny Gay, Pyatikhatki of the Zaporozhye region, Novaya Kakhovka and Sagi of the Kherson region.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 457 aircraft, 243 helicopters, 5,236 unmanned aerial vehicles, 426 anti-aircraft missile systems, 10,868 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,139 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 5,585 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 11,860 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed.
14:00 Reportedly, another Swedish BMP CV-90 of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of Svatovo-Kremennaya was struck by the loitering ammunition of the lancet. It seems to be so -video.
13:30 Paratroopers in the Bakhmut direction use ATGM "Kornet" based on an ATV.
But this is really an effective and deadly tandem of mobility and firepower.
12:55 In the Zaporozhye direction, the British AS-90 self-propelled guns were destroyed by counterbattery fire, which was transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine -video.
12:25 FPV Sudoplatovtsev drone destroys an abandoned Ukrainian T-64BV —video.
12:02 Close combat in the trenches somewhere at the front -video.
11:30 Video- Another abandoned Leopard 2A6 met with the Lancet.
10:55 Another minus from the best helicopter in the world in the Vremievsky direction -video.
10:28 APU against "Geran": footage of a night attack and a powerful explosion in the port of Reni on the Danube River in the Odessa region
On video one can see the erratic work of the Ukrainian air defense in an attempt to shoot down the “Geran” that comes in to strike.
Reni is an important transport hub of Ukraine, which intertwines the work of river, sea, road and rail transport.
Apparently, one of the night strikes hit the Reni oil storage depot.
10:00 T-90M “Breakthrough” of the ZVO is working on the APU opornika in the Kupyansky direction -video.
09:28 Flamethrowers destroyed the stronghold of the Ukrainian military in the Krasnolymansk direction -video.
09:20 OTRK "Iskander-M" inflicted two missile strikes on the points of temporary deployment of the 1st Tank Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Goncharovsky area in the Kupyansky direction. This was announced by the head of the press center of the group "West" Sergei Zybinsky.
09:15 Russian Ministry of Defense: at night, an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack by 17 unmanned aerial vehicles on objects in Crimea was suppressed.
Fourteen Ukrainian UAVs were suppressed by electronic warfare: eleven UAVs crashed in the Black Sea, three more fell on the peninsula. In addition, three UAVs were destroyed by air defense systems.
There were no casualties as a result of the thwarted terrorist attack.
09:09 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, the following were destroyed:
- two 120mm mortars, crews and ammunition for them, in the area of the settlement Kizomys, losses: eight 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 Kherson direction, the following were destroyed:
- an attempt to penetrate the DRG in the area of about. Antonovsky: FPV drone crew destroyed one boat and six VFU militants;
- Aviation destroyed an ammunition depot in the area of the settlement. Antonovka, as well as five boats of VFU units stored there, 15 militants were destroyed.
- 120mm mortar, crew and ammunition for it, in the area of the settlement. Antonovka, losses: six VFU militants were destroyed, 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:
- anti-aircraft gun AZP-57 (S-60), crew and ammunition for him in the area of the settlement. Republican: four VFU militants were killed, two were injured of varying severity.
08:57 Night drone strikes in Odessa:
Ukrainian sources report that two drones were shot down, two more broke through the air defense and destroyed objects in the port. Local residents, in turn, write that there were at least six drones, and only one was shot down, the rest flew and hit their targets.
Presumably, part of the arrivals fell on the logistics zone of the Odessa port, located behind the grain terminals. After hits on these points, the sounds of detonation were heard, which indirectly confirms the placement of a significant amount of ammunition or explosives there.
08:52 The Armed Forces of Ukraine continue their attempts to land troops on the island part of the left bank near the Antonovsky Bridge. During another attack,destroyedDRG on two high-speed boats with Ukrainian servicemen. This was announced by the head of the press center of the group "Dnepr" Roman Kodryan.
He also said that our artillery hit the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of Kherson and Kizomys, destroyed a mortar crew, a 122mm D-30 howitzer and enemy manpower.
08:44 Our fighters in the Artemovsky direction with the help of AGS-17 "Flame" covered the positions of the APU. Yes, they hit so well that the BC detonated -video.
08:35 A decision has been made to evacuate the population of nearby villages within a radius of five kilometers from the place of emergency in the Dzhankoy district, Aksenov said. According to him, there are no preliminary victims as a result of the emergency at the warehouse in Crimea.
08:24 Incoming data that Crimea was again attacked by Storm Shadow missiles launched from Su-24 aircraft of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
08:19 Gunners continue to hit enemy in the Kupyansk direction:
Artillery units of the Western Military District continue to destroy nationalist sabotage groups, mobile enemy formations equipped with mortars and cannon artillery.
“The enemy has nothing stationary here. Our artillery crushes them, they run away from it. As soon as they drive, we are already pointed. We are just waiting for them to stop,” said the battery commander with the call sign “Volkhov”.
Accurate aiming plays an important role in striking. In this, the calculations of unmanned aerial vehicles help the gunners. The collected data is promptly transmitted to field headquarters and battery commanders.
08:07 Air defense forces shot down and suppressed 11 Ukrainian UAVs in the sky over Crimea with electronic warfare.
Sergei Aksyonov said that an ammunition depot in the Dzhankoy district had been hit, and a private house in the Kirov district had been damaged by the wreckage of a drone.
07:29 The speaker of the Odesa OVA Sergey Bratchuk officially confirmed the fact of the attack last night on the ports of the region and said that there were Geranium hits in "infrastructural facilities"
06:50 Zaporozhye direction. Personnel of the destruction of the equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine -video.
05:23 UAVs attacked two buildings in Moscow - Sobyanin.
The mayor of the capital said that the drones hit the buildings on Komsomolsky Prospekt and Likhachev Street. There is no serious damage or casualties,” Sobyanin said. The objects were not residential. The attack took place around 4 am. Special services are on the scene.
0:14 Geraniums are reported flying towards the southern regions of Ukraine.