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Current information on the situation on the front line: August 1 (updated)
2024-08-02
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 21:35 Advance east of Nadia and south of Novoegorovka –map.

20:56 Gorlovka – Novgorodskoe.

Active military operationsin the Gorlovka area. Attack of the Ukrainian Armed Forces by a motorized rifle unit in Novgorodskoye in the direction of the Russian Armed Forces position on the northern bank of the Krivoy Torets River near the railway bridge. Russian Armed Forces servicemen are captured. The Russian Armed Forces control zone up to the Krivoy Torets River.

20:21 Advance of the Russian Armed Forces in Krasnogorovka and near Kleshcheyevka –map.

19:58 Tula paratroopers stormed another stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and captured three servicemen –video.

19:07 Around 18.20 Moscow time stopped another attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using aircraft-type UAVs against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.

A Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle was destroyed over the territory of the Belgorod region by air defense systems on duty.

18:44 Statements by representatives of the North, West, South, Center, East and Dnepr groups on the progress of the special military operation (as of August 1, 2024) –video.

18:15 Situation in the Toretsk direction :

– In New York, the Russian Armed Forces continue to advance deeper into the city, taking control of the Khlebozavod plant and the remains of the Petrovsky Machine-Building Plant.

– Meanwhile, Russian troops continue to advance towards Panteleimonovka, taking up new positions on the hills overlooking the town.

– In Druzhba, Russian troops took control of Dzerzhinsky Street, and in the village of Artemovo (Zheleznoye), an operation began to capture the Artem mine waste heap, with the Russian army advancing from two directions in order to outflank this height.

The situation in the Ocheretinsky direction:

– The Russian Armed Forces took control of most of the settlement of Timofeevka and began an offensive on Ivanovka from the south and east. In addition, Russian troops advanced south of Vesyoloye along the railway in the direction of Sergeyevka.

– In addition, Russian troops began to advance south along the western bank of the Volcha River, reaching the first system of Ukrainian fortifications.

17:55 Chasov Yar – Seversky Donets – Donbass channel.

Active military operations in the Artemovsk direction. Attack of the Russian Armed Forces by a motorized rifle unit on the Seversky Donetsk-Donbass canal in the area of the pipe bridge north of Chasovy Yar. Landing of troops, assault on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

17:21 Advance of the Russian Armed Forces in New York –map.

16:33 The Russian Aerospace Forces fired a Kh-35 missile at the position of the Ukrainian Air Defense Forces’ radio-technical company in the area of the settlement of Polyana (50 km northeast of the city of Nikolaev) –video.

The strike destroyed:

– ST-68 air defense radar;
– combat control cabin;
- diesel power station;
– up to 25 Ukrainian military personnel.

16:11 Around 15:00 Moscow time stopped another attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using aircraft-type UAVs against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.

A Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle was destroyed over the territory of the Belgorod region by air defense systems on duty.

15:41 Kharkov direction (Kupyansk area).

It is reported, that our barrel artillery has been actively working since early morning. In particular, our 152mm 2S5 self-propelled guns "MSTA-S" have worked on the enemy's fortified positions. An enemy howitzer 122mm D-30 has been destroyed.

15:23 Russian Armed Forces are advancing near Zhelannoye and have driven the enemy out of Timofeevka –map.

14:47 Advance of our troops northwest of Avdeevka on August 1 –map.

14:20 Snigirevka – Polyana.

Military operations in the depths of the Ukrainian Armed Forces defense. A missile strike using operational-tactical means against the position of the Ukrainian Armed Forces radar station. Successful destruction of the ST68U tracking and detection station. Distance from the deployment sites of the Russian Armed Forces is about 55 km.

13:59 Around 13:00 Moscow time stopped an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using an aircraft-type UAV against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.

A Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle was destroyed over the territory of the Belgorod region by air defense systems on duty.

12:36 The crew of the Ka-52M helicopter successfully hit the Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the area of the special operation –video.

The crew of the Ka-52M of the Russian Aerospace Forces launched an attack with unguided air-to-air missiles on an enemy stronghold and manpower in the area of responsibility of the Vostok group of forces.

12:07 Ocheretino – Vesyoloye.

Positional military operations in the Krasnoarmeysk area. Forward positions of the Russian Armed Forces in the residential area of the village of Vesyoloye are under fire from the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The advance of assault units of the Russian Armed Forces in the western direction is more than 2.5 km.

11:44 Krivoy Rog.

A single powerful explosion thundered at a military industrial plant in the suburbs of Krivoy Rog. The strike was carried out by our Iskander OTRK missile.

11:03 Frontline summary as of the morning of 01.08.2024

- Zaporizhzhya Front. No significant changes in LBS. Positional battles continue in the Rabotino area and northwest of Verbovoye.

- Donetsk Front. Russian troops continue to clear the liberated territories of Krasnogorovka.

Heavy fighting is taking place in the area of Karlovka, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are putting up fierce resistance in this settlement.

In Novoselovka Pervaya, Russian troops managed to take control of the entire territory of the settlement. Also, the Russian Armed Forces continue to develop the offensive in New York.

- Chasovo Yarsk direction. Russian troops continue to improve their positions on the flanks. There are further advances from the north in the forest area. Also, there are reports of the Ukrainian Armed Forces retreating from Kleshcheyevka.

- Khar'kov Front. Fierce fighting continues in Volchansk. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to force the Volchya River in small groups. In the area of ??Deep, Russian troops have stopped another counterattack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The LBS remains unchanged.

10:54 Around 08.40 Moscow time stopped an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using an aircraft-type UAV against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.

A Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle was destroyed over the territory of the Belgorod region by air defense systems on duty.

10:10 Telegram channel «Fisherman»:

Chronicle of the special military operation for July 31, 2024

– Russian troops carried out a massive drone attack on enemy targets in the Kyiv region; a new type of UAV was used for the strike, which allows for the launch of “bait targets” in large swarms.

– Ukrainian formations carried out a combined attack on targets in the Kursk region and its environs, and also fired several missiles from the ATACMS OTRK at Krasny Luch in the LPR.

- In the Kupyansko-Svatovsky direction, the configuration of the front in the Sergeyevka area to the south of Rodnikovoye has been clarified. As a result of the clashes, the Russian Armed Forces retreated up to two kilometers to the east.

– In the Artemovsk direction, Russian troops took full control of the Orlova tract and consolidated their position on the outskirts of the Oktyabrsky microdistrict.

– In the Aleksandro-Kalinovsky direction, Russian troops are expanding their zone of control in the Kirovo and Artemovo area, approaching the administrative borders of Dzerzhinsk.

09:47 Russian pilots using the Kh-35 missile destroyed Radar ST-68 of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Nikolaev region.

08:44 Russian military detected the approach of Ukrainian Armed Forces reinforcements to the stronghold anddestroyedhim with the enemy infantry.

08:40 Footage destruction of Ukrainian Armed Forces firing points by the crew of the 152mm 2S36 Giatsint-B gun in the Orekhov direction

Artillerymen of the Dnepr group of forces are gradually working on enemy positions to prevent attacks on civilians in the Zaporizhia region.

According to Russian servicemen, Ukrainian nationalists have gone into active defense and dug in. At the same time, the enemy continues to try to attack populated areas of Zaporizhia: it is hitting residential buildings with everything that can shoot – mobile mortars, rocket artillery, and Western-made howitzers.

Despite the distance of several dozen kilometers, Russian servicemen are striking directly at enemy positions and their artillery. Precise strikes are destroying fortified areas, military equipment and ammunition depots of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

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