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Current information on the situation on the front line: August 19 (updated) |
2024-08-20 |
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [NewsFront] 21:00 Russian troops have liberated the village of New York in the DPR, Ukrainian militants have retreated, and a cleanup operation is underway, Rogov told RIA Novosti. ![]() 19:49 Footage of launch of a 9M723 Iskander-M ballistic missile at Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities. 19:25 Calculation of the 152mm Giatsint-B howitzer of the Dnepr group of forcesdestroyedA Ukrainian Armed Forces weapon camouflaged in a forest belt in the Zaporizhia region. The target was detected by aerial reconnaissance at a distance of more than 20 km from the front line. The artillerymen quickly aimed the gun at the target and destroyed it with rapid fire. 18:42 Servicemen from the 49th Army destroyed deployment of militants on the right bank of the Kherson region. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are using Kherson's apartment buildings as camouflage and human shields. Ukrainian militants are deploying artillery crews and rocket launchers there. 18:10 120mm mortar crews of the Pacific Fleet naval infantry, they are smashing Ukrainian Armed Forces strongholds in the South Donetsk direction. 120mm mortars are short-range artillery. In order to work on targets, the crews have to get as close to the enemy as possible. High-explosive fragmentation and incendiary mines are used to destroy enemy strongholds. 17:40 Naval infantry artillerymen "are working" on the enemy strong point. At the same time, artillery strikes cleared the approaches to the strong point. 17:35 Video of combat operations of Su-25 attack aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the area of the SVO. 16:57 Defeat of American howitzer M-777 with loitering munition X-52 in the crew of UAV "Lancet" from 83rd Guards Airborne Brigade. 16:34 According to operational information, the withdrawal of Ukrainian units from Kamyshevka has been confirmed. Meanwhile, in Konstantinovka, Russian troops have "moved" to the western part of Shakhtyorskaya Street. The fighting is taking place in the very center of the settlement. 15:48 A Ukrainian tank on a lowboy was hit by a Lancet loitering munition in the border area of the Kursk region –video. 15:32 Application of an airstrike with a Kh-38 air-to-air missile on the Ukrainian Armed Forces base on the right bank of the Dnieper. 15:11 There are reports that the Vyemka station has come under the control of the Russian Army in the Seversky sector. 14:50 Mi-28NM strikes concentration of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel and equipment in Kursk region –video 14:48 The withdrawal of units of the 115th Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to the opposite bank of the Oskol River in the Kupyansk direction is recorded. 14:20 Aviation carried out strikes on areas where Ukrainian Armed Forces reserves are concentrated in Sumy Oblast, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. 14:10 The highway to Gordeevka with an exit to Ukraine is under the control of the Russian Armed Forces; from the side of Korenevo, Russian troops have “pinned” the Ukrainian Armed Forces to Snagost. 13:50 FPV drone operators destroyed the position of Ukrainian militants with a 120mm mortar in the South Donetsk direction. 13:34 Acting Governor of Kursk Region published footage of destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment. 13:24 The Russian army has liberated one of the major settlements of the Dzerzhinsk agglomeration, Artemovo, in the DPR, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. In addition, the Russian Armed Forces took control of the Vyemka railway station in the DPR. 13:20 The main points from the new briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense: The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the zone of the North group of forces in the Khar'kov region in one day amounted to 170 soldiers, a tank and two infantry fighting vehicles; 13:04 Russian troops have occupied the Ukrainian system of trenches and fortifications north of Peschane near Kupyansk. The 115th and 43rd brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are withdrawing equipment and personnel to the right bank of the Oskol River near Kupyansk. 12:46 An explosion thundered in Dnepropetrovsk. 12:31 Resulting Job of FPV crews of the 35th Army of the "Vostok" group: another "Vampire" hexocopter was shot down, a car was hit, and an AGS crew was "punished". 12:27 Explosions in Nikolaev region, in the area of Snigirevka. Earlier, a ballistic threat was declared in the region. 12:10 The Russian Armed Forces have advanced in the village of Nelepovka, following the liberation of New York in the Dzerzhinsky direction. At the moment, Russian troops have consolidated their positions on Klubnaya Street. 12:00 Russian Su-34 destroyed Ukrainian S-300P air defense system, which carried out strikes on civilian targets in the Belgorod region, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. 11:50 Destroyed In the area of the settlement of Stupochki in the Donetsk People's Republic, a Ukrainian T-80BV tank. 11:17 AGS-17 "Flame" crews perform fire missions in the border area of the Kursk region. Automatic grenade launcher crews of the North group of troops have established fire control over the areas of concentration of small mobile groups of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border area of the Kursk Region. The servicemen are conducting aerial reconnaissance to identify scattered enemy groups and quickly destroy them. The grenade launchers move from landing to landing only in short dashes. Immediately after completing the fire mission, they retreat to cover to avoid encounters with enemy drones. 11:05 In the Kupyansk direction, the 115th Separate Brigade and the 43rd Separate Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are withdrawing equipment and personnel to the right bank of the Oskol. In the area of the village of Senkovo, active preparation of fortifications is underway. 10:42 FPV drone operators of the Dnepr group of troops destroyed two control points of the Ukrainian Armed Forces UAVs on the right bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region 10:15 UAV detachment "Kaira" in the vicinity of the settlement of Konstantinovka deprived enemy transport, mortars and blew up a couple of Ukrainian militant locations. 10:00 Enemy reports: "The Russian Armed Forces have advanced in the Khar'kov region in the area of the village of Peschanoye in the Kupyansky district. Analysts have recorded the seizure of territories to the southwest of the village." 09:40 Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the Kursk direction are redeploying in an attempt to launch an attack in a new area, but Russian forces are in control of the situation - Apti Alaudinov. 09:24 Combat Job of 120mm mortar crews of the West group of forces. During the fire missions, mortar crews destroyed bunkers, mortar crews, and concentrations of Ukrainian Armed Forces manpower. Objective control data from a reconnaissance UAV confirmed the destruction of targets. To support active operations in the area of responsibility, mortar crews equipped and camouflaged their firing positions in advance, as well as a special route for the tactical reception of nomadic mortar weapons. 08:20 The Ukrainian Armed Forces have practically left the village of Novgorodskoye, there are still rare pockets of resistance to the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the territory, a clean-up operation is underway, the security forces reported. They added that Ukrainian military forces are making unsuccessful attempts to carry out strikes from outside the populated area. 08:15 Russian troops stopped the advancement of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to the southeast of Sudzha in the Kursk region, said the operator of the FPV drone crew with the call sign “Panda”. 08:11 Russian military with Lancet destroyed engineering vehicle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the border with Kursk Oblast. The vehicle's crew tried to put out the fire, but the militants were unable to save the equipment. 08:07 Troop grouping "West" in 24 hourstook possession30 strongholds of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said the head of the group's press center, Ivan Bigma. 08:04 Russian Su-34 at night launched an attack by bombs with a FAB-500 planning and correction module on a temporary deployment point and armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region, the Ministry of Defense reported. 08:00 Enemy reports: "The Russian Armed Forces liberated New York and advanced near Peschanoye, Skuchnoye, Nikolayevka, Zheleznyansky, Novozhelanny and Nelepovka." |
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