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Frontline situation update: August 2 (updated)
2024-08-03
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 23:58 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 02.08.2024 to 0:00 03.08.2024.

A total of 36 cases of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC over the past 24 hours.

There were reports of one civilian being killed and nine injured.

DAMAGED:
Four cars
A total of 18 residential buildings
Three civil infrastructure facilities

Seven artillery attacks in the Donetsk direction,
A total of 27 artillery attacks in the Gorlovka direction,
One artillery attack in the Yasinovataya direction,
One artillery attack in the Volnovakha direction.

A total of 111 units of various ammunition were fired.

21:35 Accurate landing of four FAB-250 aerial bombs with UMPK dropped from a Su-34 on a hangar with ammunition of the 35th Naval Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Ochakov area of the Nikolaev region –video.

20:44 Ugledar – Vodyanoye.

Active military actions in the area of Ugledar. Successful defeat of a Ukrainian tank after a series of artillery attacks by FPV drones of the Russian Armed Forces during withdrawal from a firing position near Vodyanoye. Detonation of ammunition.

19:42 A ZU-23 crew of the anti-aircraft unit of the Center group of forces destroyed a reconnaissance UAV of the Ukrainian Armed Forces –video.

19:19 Around 18:00 Moscow time stopped another 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.

18:08 Severyan's "Solntsepyok" worked on concentrations of Ukrainian Armed Forces manpower in the area of the settlement of Staritsa (Khar'kov region) –video.

In recent weeks, the Ukrainian army has made several attempts to capture the village, but they have been unsuccessful.

17:33 Gorlovka – Artemovo.

Positional military actions in the Gorlovka area. The forward position of the Russian Armed Forces in the western part of Artemovo is under fire from the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The advance of the assault units of the Russian Armed Forces in Artemovo is more than 500 meters and the exit to the western outskirts of the settlement.

16:44 They report about a powerful explosion in Kyiv - after it, thick black smoke rises into the sky.

There was no air raid alarm!

15:37 Telegram channel «Fisherman»:

South Donetsk direction: Russian Armed Forces take control of a section of the T-05-24 highway southwest of Konstantinovka.

– The situation in the South Donetsk direction continues to develop dynamically: if a few days ago we wrote about a significant expansion of the zone of control of the Russian Armed Forces practically along the entire line of contact, then the day before new evidence of the advancement of Russian troops appeared.

– Units of the Russian Armed Forces have occupied a section of land north of the T-05-24 highway in the area of the village of Pobeda. This is also evident from footage from the enemy side, which shows strikes on advancing Russian armored vehicles.

– To the southwest, assault groups cut off a section of the T-05-24 highway connecting Konstantinovka and Ugledar. The advance on this section was more than two kilometers, and a Russian flag was installed on the highway itself in the back of one of the vehicles.

– At the same time, the Russian Armed Forces continue to strike the enemy's frontline and rear facilities. One of the hits hit the Ukrainian Armed Forces ammunition depot on the territory of the hangar of the former agricultural firm "Agrotis".

– Russian UAV operators are also effective. Almost regularly, footage of successful destruction of Ukrainian armored vehicles appears on the Internet – one of them was a drone hitting an enemy infantry fighting vehicle south of Katerynivka.

– The capture by Russian troops of the section of the highway between Ugledar and Konstantinovka will allow both to strengthen the pressure on the southern outskirts of the latter and to worsen the situation of Ukrainian formations in the area of the Ikryanaya gully.

15:15 In Ivanovka, our units were able to push back the enemy in the center of the village. The fighting is shifting to the western outskirts.

14:47 Odessa region (Odessa).

Powerful explosion rang out in Odessa after a high-precision strike on a warehouse with NATO weapons.

Heavy smoke and fire above the landing site.

14:22 The Russian Armed Forces advanced south of Konstantinovka and reached the highway to Ugledar –map.

13:57 It is reported about our tactical aviation launching new strikes on the Ukroboronprom military plant and the Ukrainian Armed Forces repair shop near Khar'kov.

Early in the morning, Su-34M aircraft used high-precision cruise missiles Kh-59. Repair complexes and hangars with the parking of Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment were damaged on the territory of the plant.

13:29 Telegram channel «Fisherman»:

Pokrovsky direction: liberation of most of Timofeyevka and successes of the Russian Armed Forces on the southern flank of the "Pokrovsky salient".

– The situation in the Pokrovsky direction is developing rapidly – Russian troops are conducting an offensive in the area from Timofeevka to Yasnobrodovka. Despite the deployment of new units, the Ukrainian Armed Forces command is unable to stabilize the situation and stop the advance of the Russian Armed Forces. The situation of Ukrainian formations remains stably difficult, Russian attack aircraft are bypassing the enemy’s fortified positions and are actively hunting for armored vehicles using new drones.

– On the northern flank, units of the Russian Armed Forces occupied the southern part of Timofeevka, where there is a crossing over the Kazenny Torets River, used by the enemy to supply its units. The enemy still holds positions in the north of the village, but most of it has already come under the control of Russian troops.

South of the settlement, Russian attack aircraft hit a large stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. At the same time, the "wedge" in the positions of Ukrainian formations, which will form as a result of the liberation of Timofeevka, will simplify the subsequent offensive on neighboring Vozdvizhenka and Lisichnoye.

– Russian troops have established control over Vesyoloye, located northeast of the railway, along which the Russian Armed Forces had previously advanced in this area. Enemy units have retreated to fortified positions northeast of the settlement.

To the south, Russian attack aircraft were able to approach Zhelannoye and, according to some information, have already entered it in the area of ??the railway station. However, this information has not yet been confirmed either by footage or by reports from sources “on the ground”.

- The large stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to the east, previously mentioned by us, was apparently also successfully occupied by units of the Russian Armed Forces. In many ways, this became possible due to the previously formed "semi-ring" around the enemy positions, which made it possible to cut off the Ukrainian Armed Forces units defending this area from supplies. Now the Russian troops have the opportunity to develop an offensive to the south, bypassing the strongholds of the Ukrainian formations on the right bank of the Volchya River.

– On the southern flank of the “Pokrovsky salient,” Russian troops are gradually advancing toward Mezhevoye, relying on the previously liberated Novoselovka Pervaya.

The enemy, seeking to slow down the advance of the Russian Armed Forces, is actively mining the approaches to both Mezhevoye itself and neighboring Skuchnoye. Minefields are also being installed in the area of the Volchya River bed to the west of both settlements, which are the enemy’s last line of defense on the left bank. After their liberation, the Russian Armed Forces will be able to force the water obstacle and develop an offensive toward Kamyshevka, creating a semicircle around the Ukrainian Armed Forces units fighting on the Zhelannoye-Mezhevoye line.

12:46 Ocheretino – Volchye.

Positional military actions in the Krasnoarmeysk area. The forward position of the Russian Armed Forces south of Volchye is under fire from the Ukrainian Armed Forces. A damaged Ukrainian Bradley infantry fighting vehicle. The Russian Armed Forces are advancing more than 1.5 km in the direction of Zhelannoye.

12:12 Frontline summary as of the morning of 02.08.2024

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

- Donetsk Front. In Krasnogorovka, fighting continues on the northern outskirts of the city. Also, Russian troops continue to clear the liberated part of Krasnogorovka.

Fierce fighting continues in the area of Karlovka, Ukrainian troops are holding on to their positions. Fighting also continues on the shore of the Karlovskoye Reservoir.

Russian troops are conducting active offensive actions to the south of Progress, where the Russian Armed Forces have advanced in Vesyoloye and Timofeyevka.

In New York, our troops have achieved more tactical successes. The Ukrainian Armed Forces risk being surrounded soon.

- Chasovoyarsk direction. Fighting continues in the eastern part of the city, while Russian troops are simultaneously taking measures to improve their positions on the northern and southern flanks.

- Khar'kov Front. In the area of Glubokoe, the Ukrainian Armed Forces do not abandon attempts to counterattack, sending more and more reserves into battle. Without results.

Heavy fighting continues in Vovchansk, where Ukrainian troops are also trying to dislodge the Russian Armed Forces from their positions, but instead, they have been losing their own in the last few days.

11:55 Telegram channel «Fisherman»:

Chronicle of the special military operation for August 1, 2024

– Over the course of 24 hours, Russian troops hit targets in areas of the Kharkiv, Nikolaev and Kyiv regions remote from the LBS.

- In the Slobozhansky direction, fierce battles continue in Glubokoye and Vovchansk. Objective control footage also allowed us to clarify the configuration of the front line near Staritsa.

– In the Limansky direction, there are battles on the approaches to Makeyevka, where the Russian Armed Forces are trying to gain a foothold in the village, as well as in the Serebryansky forestry.

– In the Artemovsk direction, Russian paratroopers are gaining a foothold on the outskirts of the Oktyabrsky microdistrict in Chasov Yar.

- In the Pokrovsk direction, units of the Russian Armed Forces continue their offensive along the railway to Pokrovsk. Fighting is underway in Vesyoloye and on the approaches to Zhelannoye.

11:29 Russian Armed Forces drove the enemy out of Vesyoloye and advanced around Progress –map.

10:41 Su-35S fighters of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out a patrol over the neutral waters of the Black Sea –video.

"Our task is to patrol the neutral waters of the Black Sea and prevent border violations. We also carry out round-the-clock combat duty. When an air target is detected, we report to the control center, where a decision is made to destroy the target or take it under escort," said the Su-35S pilot.

10:15 During the past night stopped attempts by the Kyiv regime to carry out terrorist attacks using unmanned aerial vehicles against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.

Air defense systems on duty destroyed two Ukrainian fixed-wing UAVs over the territory of the Kursk region and intercepted four UAVs over the territory of the Krasnodar region.

09:44 Enemy reports:

"In addition to the captured Vesyoloye in the Pokrovsk direction, the Russian Armed Forces have advanced in a number of other populated areas: in the areas of Lisichnoye, Ivanovka, Sergeyevka and Zhelannoye. The situation in the Pokrovsk direction is critical for the Ukrainian Armed Forces."

08:17 Destruction of enemy manpower with a powerful blow from the T-80 in the Donetsk direction - tankers of the Southern Group provide fire support to motorized rifle units.

08:15 A tactical training instructor with the call sign “Wizard” told how the assault units of the “West” group of troops are trained –video.

08:11 Crews of T-72B3 tanks of the Northern Group of the Russian Armed Forces destroyed strongholds and combat equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces during combat operations. This was reported by the Russian Defense Ministry.

08:06 Stormtrooper abandoned anti-tank mine into the militants' fortified bunker

In the footage of the battle for Urozhainoye, Buryat attack aircraft demonstrate an unconventional approach. Our fighter throws an anti-tank mine into the nationalists' shelter. The explosion of eight kilograms of TNT literally destroys the concrete fortification. For this, the ammunition requires only a little modification.

"The detonator was unscrewed, TNT was placed on the mine, and a cap with a detonator was installed. That's it, we literally had 7 seconds from the moment it was thrown until detonation," said the shooter with the call sign Bely.

08:05 Vrem'evsky direction: bomber aviation of the "Vostok" group using FABs struck enemy positions in Neskuchny.

08:00 Anti-aircraft gunners of the Center group of forces destroyed a Ukrainian Armed Forces reconnaissance drone in the Avdeevka direction, the Ministry of Defense reported.

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