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Current information on the situation on the front line: August 5 (updated)
2024-08-06
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 21:35 Russian Armed Forces units have advanced in Kirovo and Druzhbamap.

21:11 Another arsenal of Ukrainian ammunition was destroyed in the area of the settlement of Mirnohrad –video.

20:59 Telegram channel «Fisherman»:

Pokrovsk direction: advance in Zhelannoye and expansion of the control zone in the area of Novosyolovka Pervaya.

– The situation of Ukrainian formations in the Pokrovsk direction is deteriorating with each passing day. The enemy side no longer hides that the deployment of new reserve units does not allow stabilizing the front line, which Russian troops are pushing further and further to the west.

– Southwest of Timofeevka, assault units of the Russian Armed Forces approached the southern outskirts of the small village of Lisichnoye, consisting of only a few houses, and in Ivanovka they drove the Ukrainian Armed Forces from their positions in the center and continue to push back on the northwestern outskirts.

– In Vesyoloye, the clearing of buildings and the surrounding area continues, and fighting is also ongoing on the outskirts of Sergeyevka, located nearby.

– Russian fighters entered Zhelannoye from the railway station, occupying several streets. To the east of the settlement, the Russian Armed Forces managed to reach the road connecting Zhelannoye and Novosyolovka Pervaya, creating a threat of encirclement for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

- In addition, from the side of Novosyolovka Pervaya, a wedge has been formed in the direction of Mezhevoye, but there has been no information about the beginning of the assault on this village. Mezhevoye is located on the left bank of the Volchya River, on the bridge over which the Russian Aerospace Forces yesterday carried out an effective strike with an Kh-38 missile in order to reduce the logistical capabilities of the Ukrainian formations.

– It should be noted that over the past few days, unmanned aircraft crews have been actively working in this area against identified enemy positions, destroying Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment. The enemy lost several armored vehicles, including two M2A2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles in the Novozhelannoye area.

– The rapid retreat of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has other reasons besides the direct onslaught of the Russian Armed Forces. Ukrainian units are forced to retreat from their positions, lacking not only sufficient ammunition for defense, but also basic things – drinking water.

– From intercepted radio communications it is known that the enemy is complaining about the effective actions of Russian troops in disrupting key logistics routes of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area.

20:14 ATGM crews destroy armored vehicles of a simulated enemy at a training ground near Rostov –video.

At the Southern Military District training ground in the Rostov Region, intensive training of servicemen continues before being sent to the SVO zone.

19:55 Sumy region.

It is reported about a new series of air strikes by the Russian Aerospace Forces. Frontline and tactical aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces are identifying enemy positions to carry out high-precision strikes.

19:15 Telegram channel «Fisherman»:

Aleksandro-Kalinovskoe direction: successes of the Russian Armed Forces in Kirovo and Druzhba.

– In the Aleksandro-Kalinovsky direction, Russian troops are rapidly overcoming the enemy's defensive lines in the suburbs of Dzerzhinsk. The assault aircraft are developing their success on the northern flank and have already reached the outskirts of the abandoned Severnaya mine, the waste heap of which is a dominant height and is used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces as an important defensive node.

– In Druzhba, the Russian Armed Forces are advancing through the private sector along Zheleznodorozhnaya Street, smoking out enemy infantry from shelters in the basements of houses. According to available information, the advance detachments of our attack aircraft have already reached Kosmonavtov Street and continue to push through the enemy's defenses to the northwest. In addition to regular airstrikes, the combat capability of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units is affected by supply problems caused by the high activity of Russian UAVs, which hit the enemy's logistics transport.

– In Kirovo, units of the Russian Armed Forces also broke through the defense of the Ukrainian formations, reaching Kalinovaya and Tsentralnaya streets, through which supplies were supplied to most of the Ukrainian Armed Forces garrison in the east of the Dzerzhinsky agglomeration.

The depot on the territory of the Severnaya mine has already come under the control of Russian troops. Fortifications have been set up on its waste heaps, adapted by the enemy for long-term defense.

– In an effort to contain the onslaught of Russian troops, the enemy command deployed special forces units in this area with the support of armored vehicles. One of these groups was destroyed on Shkolnaya Street: an armored HMMW vehicle transporting members of an elite unit of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was shot down by Russian fighters. Later, the surviving enemy special forces were destroyed by small arms fire from a Russian attack aircraft.

– In the Novgorodskoye area, the Russian Armed Forces are pushing the enemy out of the “pocket” on the southeastern outskirts of the settlement. On the left flank of the “Novgorod salient,” Russian troops also carried out a series of successful attacks, expanding the zone of control and driving the enemy out of several forest belts.

Given the successes achieved on the southwestern outskirts of Artemovo, the Russian Armed Forces have a chance to quickly break through the enemy’s defenses to the northeast of Novgorodskoye itself and form a cauldron into which significant forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces will fall.

– Despite fierce resistance, the Ukrainian Armed Forces command is unable to stabilize the situation and stop the advance of the Russian Armed Forces. A scenario is developing in the Dzerzhinsky agglomeration that is partly similar to what is happening in the Pokrovsky direction: Russian attack aircraft bypass and then isolate powerful enemy fortifications, making their defense quite problematic.

– It is likely that both waste heaps in the east of the agglomeration will soon come under the control of the Russian Armed Forces, which will open the way for Russian troops to Dzerzhinsk itself.

18:51 Advanceof the Russian Armed Forces on the front lines –map.

– Units of the Russian Armed Forces advanced in a north-eastern direction towards the Rabotino square, forcing the enemy to abandon their positions.

– Advance of the Russian Armed Forces to the north of Urozhainoe.

18:08 Advance of the Russian Armed Forces on the front lines –map.

– The Russian Armed Forces are advancing near Zhelannoye and in Ivanovka.

– Advance of the Russian Armed Forces northwest of Rabotino.

17:48 Nikolaev region.

For more than an hour now, military facilities in the Nikolaev region are located under the blows of our ballistics. Onyx, Iskander and other ballistic missiles hit the parking lots of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, ammunition depots and important military targets.

17:11 Statements by representatives of the North, West, South, Center, East and Dnepr groups on the progress of the special military operation (as of August 5, 2024) –video.

16:59 Su-34 crews destroyed temporary deployment points of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of responsibility of the West group of forces –video.

To destroy enemy positions, unguided FAB-500 aerial bombs with a universal planning and correction module were used.

16:22 Velikaya Novosyolka – Urozhainoe.

Positional military actions in the area of Velikaya Novosyolka. The forward position of the Russian Armed Forces to the east of Urozhaynoye is under fire from the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The advance of the Russian Armed Forces is at least one km in the northern direction.

16:17 Special military operation. Situation as of August 5 –map.

15:46 Dzerzhinsk – Kirovo.

Active military actions in the Gorlovka area. Attack of the Russian Armed Forces by an infantry unit in the northern part of Kirovo. Movement of the assault group in the area of the Severnaya mine waste heap in the direction of the western entrance to the city from Dzerzhinsk under fire from the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Advancement of the Russian Armed Forces toward Dzerzhinsk about 900 meters through the residential development of Kirovo.

15:09 FABs inflict fire damage on enemy positions in Volchansk –video.

14:39 Enemy as of the first half of the day on August 5 admits advance of the Russian Armed Forces in the Ivanovka area, in the Dzerzhinsk area, in the Zhelanny area and in Konstantinovka.

The biggest problem for the enemy at the moment is the entire section of the front west of Ocheretino, which he cannot stabilize in any way.

14:24 In the area of the settlement of Shcherbinovka (12 km northwest of the settlement of Gorlovka), the temporary deployment point of the 47th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed –video.

13:15 Statement by the head of the press center of the Dnepr group –video.

Units of the Dnepr group of forces carried out combat missions in the Kakhovka direction. Provided control over the island zone of the Dnieper River. Artillery fire prevented the regrouping of enemy troops. Continued the destruction of Ukrainian Armed Forces floating craft seeking to land on the left bank of the Dnieper.

Defeated the formations of the 103rd and 108th Territorial Defense brigades in the Belogorie and Kazatskoye areas. Actively destroyed FPV drones, reconnaissance and attack UAVs.

The enemy's losses amounted to 75 servicemen. During the counterbattery battle, a 152mm D-20 gun, a 152mm Msta-B howitzer, an Anklav-N electronic warfare station and three ammunition depots were destroyed. The use of attack UAVs disabled seven units of special automotive equipment.

12:27 Dzerzhinsk – Druzhba.

Positional military actions in the Gorlovka area. artillery attack from the Ukrainian Armed Forces of the forward position of the Russian Armed Forces in the village of Druzhba along Kosmonavtov Street. Advancement of the Russian Armed Forces along the railroad in the direction of school number 7 up to 400 meters.

11:53 Another destroyed and abandoned M2A2 Bradley IFV with the remains of the BRAT DZ of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of ??the village of Sokol near Ocheretino –photo.

11:07 Statement by the head of the press center of the "West" group -video.

The West group of forces continues to carry out combat missions in the area of the special military operation.

As a result of active actions, the motorized rifle units of the group improved their position along the forward edge and captured 29 enemy strongholds. They repelled a counterattack by assault groups from the 54th Mechanized Brigade in the areas of Peschanoye and Chervona Dibrova.

With the support of artillery and aviation, they inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of units of the 107th, 112th, and 114th Territorial Defense Brigades in the areas of Sin'kovka, Makeyevka, Glushkovka, and Tabayevka.

The group's missile unit launched an Iskander-M missile strike on a temporary deployment point for foreign mercenaries in the Balakleya area. The facility was destroyed along with 80 militants.

During the counterbattery fire, artillery units destroyed two M198 and one M777 howitzers made in the USA, a British L119 howitzer, a 152mm D-20 artillery gun, three 122mm D-30 howitzers, and 17 mortar crews.

Air defense crews destroyed eight aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.

Over the course of 24 hours, the enemy lost up to 490 militants and 32 units of weapons and military equipment, including three tanks, one T-64 and two Leopards, an infantry fighting vehicle, two M113 armored personnel carriers, eight artillery pieces, the Bukovel and Nota electronic warfare stations, eight vehicles, two ammunition depots and 13 UAV control points.

10:44 Frontline summary as of the morning of 05.08.2024

- Zaporizhzhya Front. There are no significant changes in LBS here. The battles in this direction continue to be mainly positional in nature. Long-range weapons are actively working on both sides.

- Donetsk Front. In Krasnogorovka, Russian troops continue to clear the controlled territory. Fierce fighting continues in Karlovka, without significant changes.

In the Novoselovka area, the First Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to develop the offensive in the direction of Mezhevoy. There are more successes of Russian troops in New York.

- Chasovoyarskoe direction. No significant changes in the LBS. The RF Armed Forces continue to carry out measures to improve their positions in the eastern part of the city and on the flanks.

- Khar'kov Front. Fierce counter-battles continue in Volchansk. Ukrainian troops, although not so often, still continue to try to carry out counter-attacks. Without success.

10:12 Telegram channel «Fisherman»:

Chronicle of a special military operation: events of the week 29 - 4 August 2024

– Throughout the past week, Russian troops continued to strike enemy targets on the territory of the so-called Ukraine. In the Dnepropetrovsk region, the Dolgintsevo military airfield was hit, where another enemy Su-25 was destroyed.

– Russian troops also carried out a massive drone attack on targets in the Kyiv region. At the same time, several ballistic missiles were launched into the region, hitting targets in Kyiv and Bila Tserkva.

– And in the Khar'kov region, the Russian Armed Forces hit a train with Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment at one of the railway stations. As a result of the hits, several vehicles from the Patriot air defense missile system were destroyed, as well as a temporary deployment point of the enemy in Izyum.

– In the Nikolaev region, airfields in Novy Bug and Nikolaev itself came under fire. In the latter, a training site for Ukrainian pilots under English-speaking instructors was damaged by fire.

- In turn, Ukrainian formations launched drones at targets in the rear regions of Russia. Two enemy drones were intercepted in North Ossetia while attempting to attack the Mozdok airfield.

– At the same time, the Ukrainian Armed Forces attempted to hit targets in the Krasnodar Region by launching several UAVs at the region. Russian air defense crews shot down all enemy aircraft, but an electrical substation and a residential building were damaged.

– Rostov Oblast was subjected to a massive attack, with the enemy launching over 50 drones. Several drones hit the Morozovsk airfield and the Rosrezerv oil depot, causing a major fire.

– Meanwhile, in the zone of the special military operation, clashes continued along the entire contact line. In the North Ukrainian direction, Russian troops struck enemy border facilities in the Chernigov region.

09:51 Destruction of two Leopard tanks in the Khar'kov region.

FootageThe destruction of two Leopards in the Khar'kov region was shown by the Russian Ministry of Defense.

08:43 Fearless BMP-2M crews they are smashing enemy

BMP-2M crews equipped with the Berezhok universal combat module of the Sever troop group destroyed camouflaged positions and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The enemy is trying to resist in every possible way and opens return fire from the flanks.

08:42 Over the past week, the armed formations of Ukraine continued their attempts to contain the offensive actions of the Russian Armed Forces in the Khar'kov region, the Luhansk and Donetsk People's Republics.

From July 27 to August 2, 2024, units of the North, South and West groups repelled 44 enemy counterattacks (a slight increase in enemy activity was noted). The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces during the reporting period amounted to about 9,380 Ukrainian militants and mercenaries.

Also derogatory:

– 97 units of motor vehicles;
– 24 units of various armored combat vehicles, including Turkish-made Kirpi and two HMMWV armored vehicles and three M113 armored personnel carriers made in the USA;
– 9 tanks, including Leopard tanks made in Germany;
– 129 field artillery pieces, including 51 self-propelled artillery mounts and 155mm howitzers of Western manufacture;
– 19 electronic and counter-battery warfare stations;
– 48 field ammunition depots (11 more than in the previous reporting period);

During the combat operations, our troops continued to advance into the depth of the enemy’s defenses and improved their tactical position.

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out 11 group strikes with high-precision weapons and attack unmanned aerial vehicles, which resulted in the destruction of: enterprises of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine, which were engaged in the production and repair of armored vehicles, as well as assembly shops and storage sites for attack UAVs. In addition, warehouses of ammunition, aviation weapons and missile and artillery weapons, military echelons, as well as temporary deployment points of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and foreign mercenaries were destroyed.

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