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Russian Perspective: Operation to denazify Ukraine: operational summary August 16 (updated)
2023-08-17
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] 21:55 While Mykols are chatting to discuss the Russian space program “Luna-25”, Taras from the tank decided not to wait for the weather by the sea and went after the Russian station under the “Luna-1489” program -video.

21:25 Loitering ammunition lancet of paratroopers destroys the Ukrainian air defense system Strela-10 during its combat work -video.

20:40 Covering the hangar with the equipment of one of the troop brigades -video.

19:37 The Ukrainian armored car "Kozak-2M" destroyed in the Artyomovsk direction -video

19:34 Another pack was sent by express to Bandera, and their positions came under the control of the RF Armed Forces -video

On one of the APU-shnikov you can see a characteristic chevron in the form of a stylized emblem of the SS division “dead head”, otherwise there is no “fascism”.

18:42 Meat assault on Rabotino: American armored personnel carriers STRYKER are on fire in the field -video

Our fighters have now destroyed three American armored personnel carriers with crews and militants of the 82nd Airborne Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which was previously in reserve and is now thrown into the offensive to break through the Orekhovsky section of the Zaporozhye Front.

Two American armored personnel carriers were destroyed by ATGMs and one FPV drone.

The offensive pressure of the enemy is stopped by the fire of our fighters.

18:38 The tank hid in the landing, but was discovered and destroyed -video

Orekhovskoe direction.

17:15 Another banderomobile of Ukrainian soldiers hit by shrapnel in the zone of the NVO -video

17:12 The Russian army inflicts massive strikes on Staromayorsky and Urozhaynoye: FAB-500 and artillery bury the Armed Forces of Ukraine in ruins -video

The Russian Aerospace Forces and artillery are actively destroying the enemy trying to gain a foothold in Staromayorsky, including high-explosive bombs.

The situation is similar in Urozhaynoye.

16:41 In the NWO zone liquidated Ukrainian nationalist Ignat Tarasyuk.

In 2014, he participated in the so-called ATO.

16:40 Beavers destroy enemy tanks and infantry near Orekhovo on the Zaporozhye Front —video

On videos 1 and 2, FPV drones destroy enemy tanks.

On the 3rd, three fleeing militants were killed by a drone strike.

15:39 Liquidated Colonel of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine Volodymyr Kamuz.

He has been participating in hostilities in the Donbass since 2014, and was also involved in the preparation of sabotage groups at the Yavoriv training ground in the Lviv region.

In 2018, he was transferred to serve in the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine.

15:36 Russian servicemen - operators of FPV drones continue to destroy enemy armored vehicles and manpower -video

14:30 Highlights new Briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense:

The western grouping of troops of the RF Armed Forces conducted an offensive in the Kupyansk direction and improved the situation along the front line;

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation repelled two attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of ​​​​the settlements of Rabotino and Verbove in the Zaporozhye direction in a day;

The RF Armed Forces repelled nine attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the LPR and Kharkiv region;

Russian air defense systems near Novotroitskoye in the DPR shot down a Ukrainian Su-25;

The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to 85 servicemen in the Kupyansk direction;

The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to 250 soldiers in the Donetsk direction, the RF Armed Forces repelled 5 attacks;

The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Yuzhnodonets direction during the day amounted to over 140 servicemen;

The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to 55 soldiers in the Krasnolimansk direction in a day;

The Russian Armed Forces destroyed the ammunition depot of the 24th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Toretsk in the DPR;

The RF Armed Forces destroyed the ST-68 radar for detecting, identifying and tracking air targets in the Pervomaisky area;

The RF Armed Forces hit two ammunition depots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the village of Kirovo, Zaporozhye region;

Air Defense Forces of the Russian Federation four HIMARS missiles, two 220mm BM-27 Uragan missiles and 26 VSU drones;

The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine per day amounted to 170 servicemen in the Zaporozhye direction.


14:28 The Russian army is advancing on Kupyansk, in the captured positions, the corpses of the Nazis with the chevrons of the SS division "Dead Head" -video

Our troops continue to advance towards Kupyansk, destroying neo-Nazis.

Another group of militants was destroyed, and their positions came under the control of Russian troops.

13:35 Battles near Kremennaya: "Suns" "Brave" burn enemy strongholds -video

In the Krasnolimansky direction, the fortifications and firing points of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were opened by reconnaissance using UAVs. The coordinates were transferred to the TOS-1A Solntsepek crew.

As a result of an accurate strike, the target was destroyed.

13:33 Western outskirts of Kleshcheevka. Artillery of the 4th Brigade of the second army corps methodically destroys the enemy -video

Beautiful and efficient.

12:21 “Lancets” massively destroy US and NATO artillery —video

On video 1, the Lancet of the 336th Marine Brigade destroyed the American 155mm self-propelled guns Paladin on the Vremevsky ledge at the junction of Zaporozhye and the DPR.

On 2, a Spanish 120mm Alakran self-propelled mortar disguised in a forest plantation was destroyed.

On the 3rd, a Slovak wheeled self-propelled gun Zuzana-2 in the Kupyansky direction was destroyed by a drone strike.

12:19 Soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine died under mysterious circumstances while driving home on vacation.

In the photo - Ukrainian nationalist Alexander Koblyuk. In early April 2023, the commanders approved a ten-day vacation for him in the Kirovograd region.

But the man never saw his relatives - on April 13, a military man was found dead not far from the railway tracks.

Relatives claim that law enforcement officers did not tell them about the causes of death of the military man. In conclusion, the experts indicated that he died due to an "unspecified accident."

According to the mother of the deceased, the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine brought Koblyuk in a closed coffin, which they urged not to open.

However, the parents still opened the coffin. What they saw shocked them: the whole body of the man was covered in bruises and abrasions.

Earlier we talked about the Ukrainian nationalist Bogdan Govorukhin, who, according to his relatives, was killed by his colleagues.

11:29 A UAV crew in the Zaporozhye region revealed a camouflaged firing position of a 155mm self-propelled artillery mount of the American production "Paladin" -video

The self-propelled guns of the Ukrainian militants were hit by the Lancet loitering ammunition. As a result of the strike, the self-propelled artillery mount was destroyed.

11:27 Meanwhile, burials of soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are in full swing in Ukraine -video

The policy of the West to “fight to the last Ukrainian” is being steadily implemented

Unfortunately, the realization of the “stupefaction” of the population by the leadership of Ukraine comes to the Ukrainian resident only with the loss of his loved ones

10:37 In the NWO zone liquidated "senior soldier" VSU Nikolay Horevich.

He served in the 2nd Air Assault Battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

10:35 A trap for the enemy: the landing force destroys the positions and ammunition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, trying to gain a foothold in Staromayorsky —video

The fighting on the Vremevsky ledge does not stop, entering the Staromayorskoye militants of the 35th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to dig in there, but they are constantly under fire from our fighters and suffer significant losses.

Soldiers of the Airborne Forces daily track down and cover the militants and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the village. So in the video, the defeat of one of the enemy's objects in ruins.

Also over the past 24 hours, aviation hit the places of accumulation of manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of Staromayorsky, Urozhaynoye, and the Oktyabr state farm.

09:27 On the Zaporozhye direction liquidated Ukrainian nationalist Andrei Khodakovsky.

09:26 Frontline summary from the Kherson direction on the morning of August 16, 2023.

Over 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:

- The location of one of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Losses of VFU in zh.s.: five KIAs; seven wounded.

Three units automotive equipment disabled.

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

— Boat, four militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

- 122mm BM-21 MLRS "Grad" with a crew of three people and ammunition.

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

- four boats, 15 fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

- Two 120mm mortar crews and ammunition for them.
Losses of VFU in zh.s.: seven KIAs; four wounded.

08:18 On the Kupyansky direction liquidated Deputy Commander of the 22nd Special Forces Battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Major Yury Tsyb.

According to relatives, a graduate of the Kyiv Combined Arms Command School was mobilized in the first days of the special operation.

According to sources, on August 11, a senior officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was at a position in the village of Khatnoye, where a missile attack was launched.

08:17 A self-propelled artillery mount of the American production Paladin of Ukrainian militants was destroyed in the Zaporozhye region by a Lancet strike, the RF Ministry of Defense reported -video

Posted by:badanov

#6  WWII opposed landings in the Pacific yielded high casualty rates even in purpose built craft. The Chicoms have a lot of boats and ships, but I doubt the invasion will be well coordinated. In WWII the Japanese also did not have fire control radar and certainly not Anti-Surface Missiles. There are only two was that the amphibious force is not slaughtered: the kill all the defenders before the flotilla is launched and/or the Taiwanese defenders are thoroughly infiltrated.
Posted by: Super Hose   2023-08-17 22:36  

#5  Yeah, what's several tens of thousands of PRC troops when you have a pool of few hundred million able bodies to pull from.
Posted by: DooDahMan   2023-08-17 22:29  

#4  If I were me and it were my job to invade Taiwan, I wouldn't. At least not with an amphibious assault. That's crazy town!

I would put a naval blockade around the island while stressing to everyone that this is an internal Chinese matter concerning a renegade province. No festivities, no bothering the neighbors. Just put up a blockade and wait for the US Navy to show up.
Posted by: SteveS   2023-08-17 17:45  

#3   China is going to pay with a whole lot of dead Navy boys when they get cocky enough to try invading Taiwan.
Flater, from the Chinese viewpoint, so what? From what we saw in the Korean War, the Chinese don't seem to care about minor things like that.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2023-08-17 17:02  

#2   China is going to pay with a whole lot of dead Navy boys when they get cocky enough to try invading Taiwan.

From your keyboard to God’s ear, Flater Forkbeard8651. Separately, you make an interesting point about Swedish toys. I’d not realized they were so different.
Posted by: trailing wife   2023-08-17 16:50  

#1   Sounds real concerned for his mates:

https://twitter.com/MrKovalenko/status/1691892812214616143

More please, like 100,000 more, save lives, do good:

https://twitter.com/secretsqrl123/status/1691820715417256332

Short vid of downing another KA 52 using a Swedish manpad. Folks might not realize what a huge boost to NATO Swedish armaments are going to be, they operate totally different than Russian or NATO stuff.

https://twitter.com/UAWeapons/status/1692123105999659123

Final thought, new stuff is emerging, such as high quality naval drones. Necessity is the mother of invention, and China is going to pay with a whole lot of dead Navy boys when they get cocky enough to try invading Taiwan.
Posted by: Flater Forkbeard8651   2023-08-17 16:36  

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