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[NewsFrontInfo] 23:36 Ukrainian media reported about explosions in Kherson. Explosions occurred in Kherson. This was reported by the Ukrainian publication "Public".
21:55 Minus two more "Da Vinci wolves" near Bakhmut. These are ideological neo-Nazis, of course -photo.
21:40 Burning Bradley in the Orekhovsky district of the Zaporozhye region -video.
21:20 Photo- Aviation of the Southern Group of Forces of the Russian Armed Forces unwound a column of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the north of Kleshcheevka.
Nazi losses amounted to: tank T-72, M-113 and armored personnel carriers. The bodies were not counted.
20:52 Artillery covered the Ukrainian temporary deployment point near Bakhmut -video.
20:20 Ukrainian MRAP International Maxx Pro destroyed somewhere in the DPR -video.
19:50 Airborne reconnaissance troops direct artillery from the copter at the Ukrainian opornik. The Ukrainians are fleeing from the captured positions. Serebryanskoye forest near Kremennaya -video.
19:20 The crew of the ATGM of the 1st Tank Army destroyed the Ukrainian infantry fighting vehicle, after which the Vushniks gave a tear from their opornik in the Kupyansky direction -video.
18:45 Artillery of the 85th Brigade Lugansk 2nd Army Corps is working on targets in Belogorovka -video.
18:18 Arrival of the "Lancet" exactly on the surviving crew of one of the Ukrainian BMP-1 -video.
17:45 Calculation of anti-tank systems of the 394th Regiment of the 127th Motorized Rifle Division hit a Ukrainian armored car on the Vremievsky ledge while dismounting manpower -video.
17:30 The crew of the best helicopter in the world is working on armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kleshcheevka area in the Bakhmut direction -video.
16:55 Drones of the Swarm of Retribution of the “Russian Falcons” Donetsk 1st Army Corps detachment hit their targets in the Avdiivka direction -video.
16:20 Regular personnel destruction of armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine already in the South-Donetsk direction
The crew of the Ka-52 helicopter, with a precise strike by a guided missile, destroyed an enemy infantry fighting vehicle that was firing at the positions of Russian military personnel.
15:50 Destruction of two Ukrainian tanks by the anti-tank systems of the 127th Motorized Rifle Division in the South Donetsk direction -video.
15:25 Rotary-winged reptile works in the Zaporozhye direction
Reconnaissance-strike crew of the Ka-52 "Alligator" helicopter, having detected the advancing of the enemy infantry fighting vehicle, struck with a guided missile.
The target is completely destroyed by a direct hit -video.
15:00 Destruction of the T-72 tank by a kamikaze lancet drone by the Osman unit in the Zaporozhye region.
In video it can be seen that the tank is abandoned and flames are coming out of the open hatch.
14:40 Video with the same Swedish BMP CV-90 captured near Kremennaya, which we wrote about yesterday. She was hit from an RPG on board: the commander died, and the rest of the crew retreated and abandoned the equipment.
The trophy ended up in the hands of the soldiers of the 252nd Regiment not by chance: they deliberately waited for two CV90s in a specific place and ambushed them, hitting one from a distance of about 50 meters. A good illustration that victory loves preparation.
14:14 The calculation of the 152mm howitzer "Hyacinth-B" hit a moving tank of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with a direct hit -video.
Avdeevskoe direction
In one of the sectors of the front, artillery spotters of the Southern Military District detected the movement of a tank along a forest belt. The target coordinates were immediately transferred to the calculation of the 152mm howitzer "Hyacinth-B".
“The first shots - zeroing, then fugitives went. And as the fugitives went, I introduced the proofs, set everything up, and the first shell hit the tank right on the move. There was a direct hit, ”the gunner with the call sign“ Czech ”said about the defeat of armored vehicles.
13:30 Paratroopers destroyed an enemy group on the Zaporozhye Front
Under the cover of night, a group of militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine moved along the forest belt. Our fighters noticed the movement and delivered an accurate blow to the enemy with the help of ATGMs -video.
13:00 Destruction by counter-battery fire of the 8th Guards Artillery Regiment of the Ukrainian self-propelled guns -video.
12:25 Military review informs that three militants of the Azov battalion, including field commander Sergei Mironyuk, were liquidated in the NMD zone.
All three were destroyed near Artyomovsk.
12:02 Kamikaze drones destroy enemy fortifications and equipment
On one video with an FPV drone, the shipowners destroyed the firing point of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, from which our equipment was fired.
On two - Beavers blew up an engineering truck of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
12:00 Summary Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (as of July 30, 2023):
During the day, the armed forces of Ukraine continued unsuccessful attempts at offensive operations in the Donetsk, South-Donetsk and Krasnoliman directions.
- In the Donetsk direction, air strikes, artillery fire and the actions of units of the "Southern" group of forces successfully repelled seven enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Kleshcheevka, Andreevka and Krasnogorovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
In addition, units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Druzhba, Berdychi, Kleshcheevka, Avdeevka, Krasnoe and Pobeda of the Donetsk People's Republic.
An ammunition depot of the 24th Territorial Defense Brigade was destroyed near the Dzerzhinsk settlement in the Donetsk People's Republic.
Enemy losses per day amounted to 190 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, four vehicles, two US-made M777 artillery systems, as well as 152mm Msta-B and 152mm D-20 howitzers.
- In the South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, units of the Vostok group of forces, in cooperation with aviation and artillery, repelled an enemy attack in the area of the settlement of Uspenovka, Zaporozhye region.
In the areas of the settlements of Zherebyanky, Novodanilovka, Vesele and to the north of Rabotino, Zaporozhye region, a complex fire defeat was inflicted on accumulations of manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Also, in the area of the settlement of Charivne, Zaporozhye region, the activities of the Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group were stopped.
Enemy losses in these directions per day amounted to 250 Ukrainian servicemen, one tank, three armored combat vehicles, four vehicles, as well as howitzers: 152mm Msta-B and 152mm D-20.
- In the Krasnolimansky direction, units of the "Center" grouping of troops, air strikes and artillery fire successfully repelled three enemy attacks in the area of the settlement of Kovalevka of the Lugansk People's Republic, as well as Serebryansky forestry.
In addition, accumulations of enemy manpower and equipment were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Torskoye, Serebryanka, Grigorovka of the Donetsk People's Republic, Chervonaya Dibrova, Nevskoye and to the west of Novovodyanoe of the Luhansk People's Republic.
During the day, up to 140 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, three vehicles, as well as a 122mm D-30 howitzer were destroyed.
- In the Kupyansk direction, the assault detachments of the "Western" group of troops continued offensive operations in the direction of the settlement of Novoselovskoye of the Luhansk People's Republic and advanced 300 meters into the depth of the enemy's defense.
Also, fire damage was inflicted on units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Timkovka, Peschanoe, Olshana, Novomlynsk of the Kharkov region, Stelmahovka, Novoselovskoye and Artemovka of the Luhansk People's Republic.
An ammunition depot of the 125th Territorial Defense Brigade was destroyed near the settlement of Izbitskoye, Kharkiv region.
Enemy losses in this direction amounted to more than 80 Ukrainian servicemen, four vehicles, as well as the 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount and the 122mm D-30 howitzer.
- In the Kherson direction, as a result of fire damage, the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine per day amounted to 65 Ukrainian servicemen and five vehicles.
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 units in firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 108 districts.
In addition, in the area of the settlement of Mogilevka, Dnepropetrovsk region, the following were destroyed: a retraining center and a storage, maintenance and repair point for unmanned aerial vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The command post of the 100th Territorial Defense Brigade was hit near the village of Yampol in the Donetsk People's Republic.
Fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Mi-8 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force near the village of Vozdvizhenka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
During the day, forty-four Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed by air defense means in the areas of the settlements of Tavolzhanka, Kharkiv region, Zaliman, Rubizhne, Kremennaya, Raigorodka, Luhansk People's Republic, Sladkoye, Staromikhaylovka, Donetsk People's Republic, Shevchenkovo, Dolinka, Trudovoe, Novopokrovka, Mirne, Zaporozhye region, Old Zburyevka and Nova Kakhovka, Kherson region.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 457 aircraft, 245 helicopters, 5,358 unmanned aerial vehicles, 427 anti-aircraft missile systems, 11,029 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,140 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 5,661 field artillery pieces and mortars, as well as 11,971 units of special military vehicles.
11:32 Destruction of the location of the FPV ATGM by a kamikaze drone -video.
10:55 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:
- in one boat three fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
As a result of fire damage by formations of the Dnepr group of troops in the Kherson direction, the following were destroyed:
- two 120mm mortar crews and ammunition for them, losses: nine militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed, seven were injured in varying degrees of severity in the area;
- one boat five fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
– position of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, losses: five militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed; four - received injuries 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:
- two positions of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlement. Novoberislav, Republican, losses: eight militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed; six received injuries of varying severity.
10:28 Air Raid announced in six regions of Ukraine: Cherkasy, Poltava, Kharkiv, Kirovohrad, Dnepropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, according to the data of the online map of the Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Transformation.
10:00 AFU tried to attack Kleshcheevka with three armored personnel carriers, but the battalion Prizrak Lugansk 2nd Army Corps repulsed the meat assault and burned two boxes out of three - video.
09:30 the Supreme Council of the Russian Federation eliminated in the DPR 47-year-old nationalist from the Odessa region Mikhail Kostyanuk.
Denazified in the area of the settlement Klishchievka, Bakhmut district.
09:00 Another British-made Spartan armored personnel carrier successfully demilitarized by artillerymen of the RF Armed Forces -video.
08:05 In the video, a Russian soldier destroys a Swedish-made infantry fighting vehicle with Ukrainian Nazis inside with a shot from a good old RPG-7 grenade launcher almost point-blank - from 30-50 meters. growth to the grenade launcher, who, despite this, continued to aim in cold blood -video