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Actual information about the situation on the front line: August 27 (updated)
2023-08-28
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFrontInfo] 23:55 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 08/27/2023 to 00:00 08/28/2023

Over the past day Representationreportedabout 68 facts of firing by the VFU.

Wounds of varying severity were received by six civilians, incl. four children in the Kuibyshevsky, Kievsky districts of Donetsk and the Central City district of Gorlovka.

A total of 13 residential buildings were damaged in the Kievsky, Kuibyshevsky districts of Donetsk, the Central City and Nikitovsky districts of Gorlovka, as well as three civilian infrastructure facilities in the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk and the Central City district of Gorlovka.

Under enemy fire were areas of five settlements of the Republic: Gorlovka (Nikitovsky, Central City districts), Yasinovataya, Yasinovatsky district, the capital city of Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Kievsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeevka (Chervonogvardeysky district).

In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made 46 attacks from the MLRS, 155mm artillery, incl. with a cluster warhead.

On Gorlovsky 17 artillery attacks from 152mm artillery.

On Yasinovatsky five artillery attacks from MLRS, artillery 155mm. By releasing 245 units of various ammunition.

A previous 71 attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU during the day.

21:45 Museum trophies:

As a result of the fighting near Rabotino, a serviceman with the call sign "Buffalo" captured a new trophy. “The owner of this machine gun surrendered. Now he is warm, fed: we gave him a drink, fed him,” says Buffalo.

The Russian soldier examined the captured weapon, fired it and came to the following conclusion: “For them it may be beautiful, but for us it is ineffective. That is, you won’t take us with this weapon.”

“Buffalo” notes: “The weapons that come with NATO caliber are basically all abandoned. And everyone is fighting with our Soviet Kalashnikovs. That is, until now he shows himself in battle and has no equal to him.

In addition to the machine gun, the Buffalo has two M-16s and one M-4. “Everyone went to the museum, so to speak, to the museum of trophies of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation <…>. To my Ukrainian NATO colleagues, I can only say one thing: send more – we have a lot of space in the museum.”

20:45 Briefly about the situation on LBS from Front-line soldier:

Ugledarskiy front

Everything's under control. The situation is under control. Our artillery continues to work.

Ukropsky Mi-8 was shot down by aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the Zalivny area.

Work gray zone.

Our guys are attacking, they also pulled up their equipment.

Heavy fighting is going on in Mar'inka, Nevel'skoye and Pervomaisky.

Kupyanskoe direction

Our guys have successes near Petropavlovka.

20:00 Kherson direction, a rocket from a Su-34 flew into the location of the 124th Troop brigade on Alekseevsky Island on the Dnieper.

19:25 Statement of head of the press center of the Vostok group:

The advanced units of the group of forces "Vostok", with the support of artillery, thwarted the attack of enemy infantry groups in the directions of Staromayorsky and Priyutnoye. Having suffered losses, the enemy retreated.

Artillery fire suppressed the activities of the sabotage and reconnaissance group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of Urozhaynoye, and also destroyed a mortar crew and an enemy stronghold.

Attack UAVs destroyed an armored personnel carrier and two pickup trucks with nationalists.

Rocket and cannon artillery crews destroyed enemy strongholds in Staromayorskoye and north of Novomayorskoye, an ammunition depot northeast of Nikol'skoye, an engineering blocking vehicle in the Novodarovka area, as well as manpower concentration sites in Urozhaynoye, Maksimovka and Ravnopol.

As part of the counterbattery fight, two 122mm D-30 towed howitzers were destroyed southwest of Shakhtyorskoye and in the area of Zolotoy Niva.

Loitering ammunition "Lancet" destroyed a self-propelled artillery installation "Paladin" in the area of Privolnoye, two self-propelled guns "Crab" in the areas of Novodarovka, a tank of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of Ugledar.

Assault and army aviation hit the places of accumulation of manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of Vladimirovka, Nikol'sky and Staromayorsky.

Crews of anti-aircraft missile systems "Tor" and "Osa" shot down two UAVs of the aircraft type "Fury" and one "Valkyrie".

18:45 Teleconference with servicemen of the Central Military District and their relatives from the Republic of Altaitook placein the area of the NWO

Relatives of the servicemen were able to see their defenders performing combat missions in the Luhansk People's Republic, and also express their gratitude to them for the courage, heroism and courage they show in performing combat missions.

The fighters assured their loved ones that victory would be for the Russian army and they would soon return home.

17:45 "Lancets" destroy enemy artillery along the entire front:

On one video a marine drone destroyed an enemy self-propelled gun camouflaged in a forest belt in the Zaporozhye direction.

On the 2nd, the UAV struck an American M777 howitzer on the right bank of the Dnieper, as a result of which its ammunition was undermined.

17:15 Destruction of vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by artillerymen of the 36th Army -video.

16:35 Military Chronicle - What is known about night strikes in Kramatorsk and Konstantinovka:

According to the Military Chronicle, while the Geran-2 drones hit objects in the Dnepropetrovsk region, the bulk of the “heavy” arrivals fell on the industrial zone of the Energomashspetsstal plant and the territory of the former airfield.

For several days, some military cargo and personnel with weapons were brought there by helicopters. A significant part of the ammunition and equipment, presumably, was located on the territory of the steel shop and the main (molding) building. Simultaneously with the strike on Kramatorsk, the location of the personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Konstantinovka was allegedly destroyed.

16:05 At night, strikes were made on columns of enemy armored vehicles in the Zaporozhye region

Summary from the Acting Governor of the Zaporozhye region E. Balitsky

Last night, the movement of enemy equipment was recorded, nine columns with equipment and personnel, which immediately fell under our fire.

Last night alone, these columns lost eight armored vehicles, four tanks, four pickup trucks and more than 150 people from among the Ukrainian Armed Forces killed.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine want to gain a foothold at the Rabotino-Verbove line by all means, throwing all available reserves for slaughter.

15:30 New footage of the use of kamikaze lancet strike drones on Ukrainian targets -video.

15:10 Sudoplatov's FPV drones covered a group of Ukrainian militants

The first blow destroyed two Nazis, oncadresyou can see how the helmet was torn off by an explosion from one of the militants. The rest were destroyed by the second blow.

14:00 Circumstance at the turn of Rabotino-Verbovoye as of 12:00 27.08:

At the turn of Rabotino-Verbovoye, intense clashes continue. And if at Rabotino the RF Armed Forces were able to stabilize the situation: the fighting continues on the southern outskirts of the settlement, active artillery and aviation work is being carried out on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which continue to attack, then at Verbovoy Armed Forces of Ukraine they were able to advance in the fields towards the settlement.

The tactics have not changed: infantry groups attack with massive artillery support, delivered in armored vehicles. The RF Armed Forces have retreated from several positions and are actively engaged in artillery and aviation work against the attackers.

The core of the assault group is the elite 82nd and 46th brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which suffer significant losses. Lost at least a few infantry fighting vehicles. Meanwhile, new forces are being concentrated near Orekhov: dozens of armored vehicles and tanks, artillery have been deployed. We look forward to continued attacks in the coming days. We continue to inform about the development of the situation.

13:30 Tula paratroopers were awarded state awards on the front line

The paratroopers were awarded the insignia "St. George's Cross" IV degree, medals "For Courage", Suvorov, Zhukov and for "Saving the Perishing".

The commander of the airborne regiment thanked the soldiers of the "winged infantry" for the courage and heroism shown in the course of carrying out combat missions, and also wished the fighters all the best and a speedy victory over the enemy!

12:55 Statement of head of the press center of the Dnepr grouping:

Over the past day, servicemen of the Dnepr group in the area of the settlements of Burgunka and Sadovoe identified and destroyed three small-sized high-speed vessels and up to six people of the personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

During the counterbattery fight in the area of the settlement of Tokarevka, Russian artillery fire suppressed and destroyed the 122mm D-30 and 152mm 2A65 guns, along with the crews. Operators of the Lancet strike UAVs in the area of the village of Zelenovka discovered and destroyed a US-made M777 howitzer.

At the same time, fire damage was inflicted on three points of temporary deployment of military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the settlements of Ochakov, Tyaginka and Nikol'skoye, and an ammunition depot near the settlement of Dmitrovka was destroyed.

12:30 “You can’t hide from them”: frames of the work of Russian UAV operators to detect military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the forest belt and hit them with fragmentation ammunition.

11:45 Statement of head of the press center of the group "Center":

In the areas of the Torsky ledge and the Serebryansky forestry of the Krasnolimansky direction, assault detachments of 42 and 63 Mechanized Brigades, as well as the Azov Special Forces Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, made seven attempts to attack the positions of Russian troops.

The professional actions of the units of the grouping of troops "Center", with the support of air strikes and artillery fire, inflicted a fire defeat on the enemy. The losses of the Ukrainian troops amounted to more than 80 militants, an infantry fighting vehicle, three armored vehicles, and a pickup were destroyed.

During the counterbattery fight, about 30 artillery positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were opened and suppressed. Destroyed 120mm mortar with crew.

11:10 Accurate hit on the defensive midfielder of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

UAV operators opened an enemy position in the forest belt and fired artillery. As a result of accurate hits, the stronghold, together with the personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, was destroyed -video.

10:40 Statement of officer of the press center of the group "West":

In the Kupyansk direction, the assault units of the group of forces "West" in the course of offensive operations captured two strongholds, destroying about 30 enemy servicemen.

At the same time, four counterattacks were repelled by forces up to a platoon, each with the support of armored vehicles from the composition of 14, 43, 44, 67, 115 Separate Mechanized Brigades and 68 Separate Jaeger Brigade.

The total losses of the enemy per day amounted to three platoons, two tanks, one mortar crew and two Kozak AFVs.


10:20 Frontline summary on the morning of 27.08.2023:

In the Zaporizhia direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, with the support of artillery, were attacking Kopan. No advance.

Fierce oncoming battles in the village of Rabotino. Ukrainian troops after the artillery attack managed to move a little towards Verbovoe. Thus, the Armed Forces of Ukraine seek to expand the foothold in the zone of active offensive.

The RF Armed Forces delivered strikes against Ukrainian troops in Plavnya, Novodanilovka, Malaya Tokmachka, Charovny, Gulyaipolsky, Zheleznodorozhny and Gulyaypole. The Armed Forces of Ukraine hit on Zherebyanka, Novoprokopovka and Novopokrovka.

In the Ugledar sector, the RF Armed Forces counterattacked on the outskirts of the city itself. And so the relative calm. The Russian artillery worked for the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Blagodatnoye, and the Ukrainian artillery for the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Priyutnoye, Zavetnoye Zhelaniya and Staromlynovka.

On the Donetsk front, Russian troops, supported by artillery, again conducted assault operations in Mar'yinka. And again without success. Under shelling, positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Novomikhailovka, Konstantinovka (not to be confused with the settlement of the same name southwest of Bakhmut), Kurakhove, Ostrom, the city of Krasnogorovka, Nevel'sky, Pervomaisky, Severny (a settlement west of Avdievka), Avdievka, Stepnoy (do not confuse with the settlements of the same name on the Zaporozhye and Ugledar directions), Novokalinovo and Druzhba. Russian - in Donetsk, Vodyany and Gorlovka.

In the Bakhmut direction, the RF Armed Forces counterattacked near Kleshcheevka, as well as in the area of Ivanovsky and Dubovo-Vasil'yevka. At the first of the listed settlements, they managed to recapture several previously lost positions. Under the blows of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Aleksandro-Shultin and Belaya Gora. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation - in Kurdyumovka, Andreevka, Kleshcheevka and Bakhmut.

In the Luhansk direction, Russian troops attacked near Belogorovka and Novoegorovka. Artillery worked for the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Peschanoe, Podil, Kupyansk and Sin'kovka.

10:00 The criminal Kiev regime continues to shell the civilian infrastructure of the settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Armed Forces of Ukraine were fired from barrel artillery:

-- n.p. Dnepryans 10 rounds;
-- in the village of Rybalcha nine rounds;
-- n.p. Aleshki 12 rounds;
-- n.p. Kazachi Lagery 14 rounds;
-- n.p. Nova Kakhovka 11 rounds.

During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the settlement of Nova Kakhovka, the settlement of Kakhovka, N. p. Korsunka firing a total of 32 cannon artillery rounds

Civilian casualties and infrastructure destruction to be confirmed

09:27 Military summaryon the morning of August 27, 2023

The Russian Armed Forces attacked targets in the Kyiv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lvov, Kirovohrad, Cherkasy, and Zaporozhye regions at night. Missiles were launched, including from ships and strategic missile carriers. By 0600 hrs, another missile salvo was fired at enemy targets.

On the Zaporizhia Front, the enemy is expanding the zone of control in the direction of the settlement Verbovoye, throws dozens of armored vehicles into battle, including for the delivery of troops to the northern part of the settlement. Rabotino. The enemy is not sensitive to the most serious losses of manpower, there are heavy bloody battles, but the Armed Forces of Ukraine fail to develop a result comparable with the losses thanks to the heroism and dedication of our naval infantry, motorized riflemen and paratroopers. The enemy command is trying to achieve an indicative result before the rains, grinding the strategic reserve against our defenses.

Fighting continues on the islands in the Kherson direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are dropping landing groups on small watercraft with the support of drones and artillery fire. They tried to “solve” the problems of organizing combat activities in certain units of the Russian Armed Forces by recording a positive video with servicemen from units, the real state of affairs in the unit is still unchanged.

On the Vremevsky and Ugledrasky directions, the intensity of hostilities over the past day has slightly decreased: the enemy regrouped and conducted reconnaissance in small groups.

In the Kupyansk direction, the Russian Armed Forces repulsed the attempts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to counterattack, and consolidated their positions.

Seven enemy attacks were repelled in the Krasnolimansky direction.

South of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) the front near Kleshcheevka is stabilized, however, the Armed Forces of Ukraine show high activity, without stopping the attack.

In the Belgorod region, artillery attack of the civilian population by the Armed Forces of Ukraine has intensified, incl. from MLRS. One civilian was killed and six were injured. A UAV of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was shot down on approach to Belgorod.

In the Bryansk region, the Klimovsky district was shelled, and a drone was shot down over the Trubchevsky district. Explosions sounded in Kursk in the morning. Six civilians wounded in DPR due to artillery attack by Ukrainian Armed Forces

09:26 Kupyanskoye direction. Units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation slowly, step by step are moving forward.

Over the past 24 hours, reports have come in that our servicemen have cleared several more enemy fortified areas in the Petropavlovka area.

Also, the RF Armed Forces are advancing in the area of Sin'kovka, continuing to bypass this settlement along the flanks and approaching Kupyansk.

In the morning they reported the occupation of two more strong points. During the battle, about 30 Ukrainian militants were destroyed.

Four counterattacks of the enemy were repulsed by forces up to a platoon each with the support of armored vehicles.

Enemy losses per day amounted to three platoons, two tanks, a mortar crew and two Cossack combat armored vehicles.

08:11 "Gives a feeling of reliability": the driver of the T-80BVM tank spoke about his combat vehicle -video

Kupyanskoe direction

Tankers of the Western Military District provide fire support to motorized rifle units, ensuring the offensive of Russian troops.

Crews widely practice shooting from closed firing positions. Tankers successfully hit targets that are at a considerable distance and out of line of sight. Fire is adjusted with the help of unmanned aerial vehicles.

08:07 At night, the Kyiv regime tookattemptsto attack the Kursk and Bryansk regions - the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

Two drones were launched in the Russian regions. They were discovered by duty air defense equipment - the devices were destroyed in flight, the department specified.

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