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Russian Perspective: Operation to denazify Ukraine: operational summary August 2 (updated)
2023-08-03
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] 21:53 RF Armed Forces with the help of Lancet loitering ammunition destroyed enemy tank T-64BV in the Zaporozhye direction

20:26 An air raid alert has been announced in seven regions of Ukraine: Sumy, Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, Poltava, Kirovohrad, Cherkassy and Dnepropetrovsk, according to the data of the online map of the Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Transformation

19:20 Personnel destruction of an enemy UAV by our fighters in the Kherson direction

Subdivisions of the ZRP of the Dnepr group of troops destroyed a drone of the UAF militants with a combat load in the Kherson region.

19:19 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation restricted the movement of ships and aircraft in the Kerch Strait and in the airspace above it

18:30 Another Alligator trophy

Zaporozhye direction

The crew of the Ka-52 direct hit by a guided missile destroyed armored fighting vehicle of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

18:29 Personnel two destroyed Leopard 2 tanks at once in the NWO area

17:34 In Ukraine destroyed another Colombian mercenary

Colombian fighter Edison Alberto Vinasco Giraldo was killed by the Russian military on July 19. He has been fighting on the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine since February 2022.

During the period of the NWO, at least nine Colombian mercenaries were eliminated.

16:53 In the Kupyansk direction, Russian artillerymen of the Western group destroyed two enemy self-propelled guns.

16:51 Russian intelligence figured out the location of enemy positions, after which the APU, hiding in a small building, was hit by a 152mm D-20 and 122mm self-propelled guns 2S1.

15:26 The main thing from the new briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense:

🔹On the night of August 2, Kyiv tried to attack a Navy ship with a sea unmanned boat that was escorting civilian sea transport in the Black Sea;

🔹A Russian Navy ship destroyed an unmanned boat that was trying to attack it in the Black Sea;

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

🔹The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation repelled an attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of ​​​​the settlement of Novovodyanoye in the LPR;

🔹The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost over 220 military personnel, a tank, two infantry fighting vehicles and two vehicles in the Zaporozhye direction;

🔹The Russian Armed Forces destroyed the ammunition depot of the 15th brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye region;

🔹Russian troops repulsed the attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Urozhaynoye area in the DPR;

🔹The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation for the first time reported the destruction of the Bogdan self-propelled howitzer in the special operation zone.

14:36 Statementshead of the press center of the group "Center". Main:

🔹In the Krasnolimansky direction in the areas of the Torsk sector and Serebryansky forestry, artillery fire and air strikes from the Center group of troops repelled and thwarted five attempts to attack assault groups of mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

🔹In the course of conducting active defense on the occupied lines in the areas of Karmazinovka and Chervonopopovka, units of the "Center" group of forces, with the support of artillery fire and air strikes, captured seven strongholds of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The enemy's losses amounted to more than 100 militants, an armored combat vehicle and three pickups were destroyed.

🔹As part of the counter-battery fight, a 122mm D-30 gun, a 152mm Msta-B howitzer and two mortars were hit.


14:00 Regular undermined on a mine TM-62m tank "Leopard 2 A4" of German production in the Zaporozhye direction

13:59 Russian FPV kamikaze droneflew inexactly under the bottom of the Ukrainian armored car Kozak-2M in the Zaporozhye region

12:35 A series of strikes were inflicted on the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kharkiv region

According to "Come and See", a series of powerful strikes were inflicted on the places of deployment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kharkiv region.

“A series of powerful explosions in the Kharkov region. Apparently, they are hitting the places where soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are stationed, ”said the source of the channel.

At present, the RF Armed Forces are developing an offensive in the Kupyansk direction.

11:39 Statements head of the press center of the Vostok group. Main:

🔹The tank commander of the tank regiment of the group, Sergeant Kirill Manshin, during the counteroffensive of the Ukrainian troops in the Zaporozhye direction, directed the actions of his subordinates in the fire destruction of enemy manpower and equipment.

🔹When repulsing another attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the crew under the command of Sergeant Manshin, using a tank mine trawl, managed to make a passage in a mine-explosive barrier previously installed by the enemy, which allowed the tankers to take an advantageous position for firing and subsequently inflict fire damage on the militants.


11:37 The situation in Five-pointed star:

The Armed Forces of Ukraine decided that they were immortal, about 20 people under the cover of a tank went on the attack.

As a result, the RF Armed Forces fired on them, and those who survived retreated into the forest belt.

10:47 Russian military undermined T-72M1 tank of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which the enemy abandoned in the Zaporozhye region

09:24 For the past day:

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

- One boat and 5 fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of ​​about. Belogrudov.

- Three boats and 15 fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of ​​about. Damansky.

- Howitzer 122mm D-30 with ammunition in the area of ​​the settlement. Sofiyivka.

Losses of VFU in zh.s.: four KIA; two wounded.

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

- 120mm mortar crew and ammunition for it

Losses of VFU in zh.s.: three KIA; four wounded, in the area of ​​​​n.p. Kherson.

- Howitzer 152mm MSTA-B with ammunition in the area of ​​the settlement. Chernobaevka.

Losses of VFU in zh.s.: five KIA; two wounded.

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

- Howitzer 152mm MSTA-B with ammunition in the area of ​​the settlement. Tomarino.

Losses of VFU in zh.s.: three KIA; four wounded.

- SAM "Spada" in the area of ​​the settlement. Great Alexandrovka.

- The place of temporary deployment of one of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of ​​the settlement. Gavrilovka.

Losses of VFU in zh.s.: eight KIA; seven wounded.


09:10 Artillerymen of the 6th Brigade of the Southern Group of Forces in the Lisichansk direction destroy positions of the Ukrainian Nazis.

09:01 Russian troops eliminated regular American mercenaries - Lance Lawrence and Geoff Johns. The latter came to Ukraine twice, liquidated near Artyomovsk.

08:47 Statement of head of the press center of the group "West":

During three days of offensive operations in the Kuzemovsky direction, assault groups of the motorized rifle brigade of the 1st Tank Army captured eight strongholds, four dugouts, destroyed three machine-gun crews and defeated up to a company of infantry from the 32nd Separate Mechanized Brigade and 25th Separate Airborne Brigade southwest of the Les tract Popov.

The crews of Ka-52, Mi-35 attack helicopters and Su-25 attack aircraft of the Zapad group of forces delivered thirteen air strikes against accumulations of manpower and firepower of 14 Separate Mechanized Brigade and territorial defense units.

During the counterbattery fight, the crew of the 122mm D-30 howitzer under the command of Corporal Andrey Zykov destroyed the enemy mortar crew in the area of ​​the settlement. Berestovoye.

In addition, the enemy launched a missile strike with two long-range missiles of the Khaimars MLRS on the positions of our troops. The missiles were destroyed by the crews of the self-propelled firing system of the Buk air defense system and the launcher of the S-300 air defense system of the Zapad group of troops.

08:15 Workcalculation of the self-propelled gun mount "Hyacinth-S" of the Central Military District in the special operation zone. The fighters told how they destroy enemy strongholds and foreign equipment in the Krasnoliman direction.


08:00 Flight of Ka-52 helicopters of the Central Military District destroyed BMP of the Ukrainian military in the Krasnolimansk direction in the LPR.

Helicopters usually work in pairs. They are also accompanied by a Mi-8 helicopter with a search and rescue team, which, in the event of an ejection of the pilots, tries to quickly evacuate them. In 90% of cases, Ka-52s return from missions without damage.

07:35 An air alert has been declared throughout Ukraine. Sirens are howling, including in Kyiv and the region. No UAV or missile overflights have yet been reported.

07:26 Night explosions in Odessa and Kyiv - the Russian army attacked the military and infrastructure facilities of Ukraine.

Explosions were heard that night in Kyiv and the Odessa region. A fire is reported in the Izmail area. Presumably, the Russian military attacked the oil depot and the port of the enemy.

Explosions were heard in Kyiv almost all night. In particular, they thundered in the Solomensky and Goloseevsky districts. Later, local authorities announced a fire in "non-residential premises", of course, without specifying which object was struck.

Posted by:badanov

#5  Ukraine will become a nuclear power when they buy one from Israel. Or Pakistan makes no difference to the Ukrainians.
Posted by: jpal   2023-08-03 18:31  

#4   Ha! Ukraine is coming Moscow, I cannot wait till Ukraine becomes a nuclear power, I suspect Moscow will be a bad place to live about then:

https://twitter.com/Yuri_Gagarin_UA/status/1687191842767405057
Posted by: Flater Forkbeard8651   2023-08-03 17:44  

#3   Pagan Religious leaders preach genocide, what's a regular Russki to do?
https://twitter.com/JuliaDavisNews/status/1687151054176075786
Posted by: Flater Forkbeard8651   2023-08-03 15:41  

#2   Why are Muscovites so scared??

https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1687176528327524352
Posted by: Flater Forkbeard8651   2023-08-03 15:12  

#1   So this guy flees Russia to avoid Ukraine and preaches slavery to the Georgians. I wish all you yanks that love Moscow would get Russian citizenship and leave the west alone:
https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1687080166831407104

https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1687080166831407104
Posted by: Flater Forkbeard8651   2023-08-03 13:49  

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