[NY Post] Russia launched a cruise missile and an aerial bomb across the border into Ukraine Saturday that sparked a fire in the city of Sumy.
Two Ukrainian soldiers were injured in the attack, which also damaged a number of vehicles and buildings.
Russia also flew kamikaze drones overnight Friday into Ukrainian airspace Friday.
At least 14 were downed by the Ukraine air force.
Ukraine continued to deepen its incursion into Russia, days after taking control of the Russian town of Sudzha.
The Kremlin accused Ukrainian forces of using Western-made rockets Friday to take out a strategically important bridge over the Seym River in Russia’s Kursk region.
Russian officials said the rocket attack destroyed not only the bridge but killed volunteers who were in the area to evacuate civilians.
It was unclear how many volunteers died.
Overnight Friday, Russia flew kamikaze drones into Ukraine airspace.
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Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 20:26 Russians shelled Mirnohrad in Donetsk region - one person was killed, four were wounded, reported the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin.
15:14 Cyber specialists of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense together with the hacker group VO Team paralyzed the work of an enterprise developing nuclear weapons of the Russian Federation. In particular, as a result of the attack on the only provider in the city of Snezhinsk in the Chelyabinsk region - the Vega company - its 1173 switches and ten servers were disabled. The information on the Vega servers was destroyed. A number of strategic enterprises of the city have been without Internet and communication services for almost a week. Among them is the All-Russian Research Institute of Technical Physics - a developer of nuclear weapons. In addition, the attack made it possible to obtain personal data of employees and an array of other documents of the said plant.
13:47 Zelensky reported that he heard Syrsky's report: "First - Toretskoye and Pokrovskoe directions. Over the past day, dozens of Russian assaults on our positions. But our soldiers and units are doing everything to destroy the occupier and repel the assaults. The situation is under control."
"The second is the operation in the Kursk region. As of this morning, there is a replenishment of the exchange fund for our state. General Syrsky also reported on the strengthening of the positions of our forces in the Kursk region and the expansion of the stabilized territory. The third is to provide our actions with weapons and strong decisions. We are working on new support packages for our state from partners. We are determining priority points. The main thing is to limit the Russian offensive potential and our long-range capabilities. We are preparing relevant instructions for Ukrainian diplomats," the president said.
12:00 Zelensky showed weapons of Ukrainian production. "At sea: Neptune, Sea Baby, MAGURA V5. On land: Bogdana, Stugna, Korsar. In the air: Bober, Morok, Lyuty. Our Ukrainian developments, which cleanse the Black Sea, give strength to our state and destroy Russian potential," the president noted.
11:51 The Ukrainian offensive in the Kursk region has disrupted secret talks with Russia on a partial ceasefire, The Wall Street Journal reports. According to the newspaper's sources, Kiev and Moscow were supposed to send delegations to Doha (Qatar) this month to negotiate a historic agreement that would stop attacks on energy and energy infrastructure on both sides. But the meeting did not take place due to Ukraine's unexpected invasion of the Kursk region. Russia did not cancel the talks immediately, but said it "needed time."
11:33 The Wall Street Journal writes that the United States does not share intelligence with Ukraine about targets in Russia, so as not to be considered a party facilitating the Ukrainian offensive. But the Ukrainian Armed Forces used American equipment during the Kursk operation. In particular, according to the publication, Ukrainian units entered Russia in American Bradley and Stryker armored vehicles. Due to the mined ground and drones in the south and east of Ukraine, Western equipment is limited in its use, but in the Kursk region, Ukrainian troops advanced practically without resistance.
The WSJ also writes that in order to avoid weakening the front line, Ukraine sent a significant number of troops from its reserve forces to Russia. Russia, in turn, withdrew several brigades from Ukraine, totaling up to 5,000 troops. However, as the newspaper notes, Russia may need more forces to stop the Ukrainian offensive.
09:37 The number of victims as a result of the morning Russian attack on the city of Sumy has risen to two, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported.
09:25 The Times writes that the US has banned Ukraine from launching British long-range Storm Shadow missiles at Russia due to the Biden administration's concerns about escalating the war. According to the publication's sources in the British government, London has been waiting for US approval for more than a month before giving the Ukrainians permission, but no response has been received. According to the sources, approval of the strikes "requires consensus from allies, including the US, France and a third NATO country that has not been disclosed."
09:19 At night, Russians attacked the village of Kazachya Lopan, Dergachiv community, Kharkiv region, one person died, reported the chairman of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov.
09:14 In Donetsk Oblast, two people were killed as a result of Russian shelling on August 16 - in Toretsk and Vremenny Yar. Another two people in the oblast were injured in the past 24 hours, reported OVA Chairman Vadim Filashkin.
08:46 Air defense destroyed all 14 Shahed-type attack UAVs in Mykolaiv, Cherkasy, Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia and Kyiv regions at night, the air force reported. In addition, the enemy struck the city of Sumy with an Iskander-K cruise missile.
08:30 In the Kherson region, over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, six people were injured, including one child, reported the chairman of the OVA, Oleksandr Prokudin. Critical infrastructure facilities, educational institutions, one multi-story and 22 private houses, and a gas pipeline were damaged.
08:23 In the morning, Russians launched a missile strike on Sumy, one person was wounded, the OVA reported. MVA Chief Alexey Drozdenko specified that the strike was in the area of Svobody Avenue.
07:51 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of August 17:
personnel - about 598,180 (+1230) people,
tanks - 8501 (+5),
combat armored vehicles - 16,473 (+12),
artillery systems - 16,985 (+58),
MLRS - 1160 (+1),
air defense systems - 923 (+1),
aircraft - 367 (+0),
helicopters - 328 (+0),
Operational-tactical level UAVs - 13,714 (+55),
cruise missiles - 2432 (+3),
ships/boats - 28 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 22,913 (+65),
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[Korrespondent] 13:47 Zelensky reported that he heard Syrsky's report, in particular regarding the operation in the Kursk region: "As of this morning, there is a replenishment of the exchange fund for our state. General Syrsky also reported on the strengthening of the positions of our forces in the Kursk region and the expansion of the stabilized territory."
11:51 The Ukrainian offensive in the Kursk region has disrupted secret talks with Russia on a partial ceasefire, The Wall Street Journal reports. According to the newspaper's sources, Kiev and Moscow were supposed to send delegations to Doha (Qatar) this month to negotiate a historic agreement that would stop attacks on energy and energy infrastructure on both sides. But the meeting did not take place due to Ukraine's unexpected invasion of the Kursk region. Russia did not cancel the talks immediately, but said it "needed time."
11:33 The Wall Street Journal writes that the United States does not share intelligence with Ukraine about targets in Russia, so as not to be considered a party facilitating the Ukrainian offensive. But the Ukrainian Armed Forces used American equipment during the Kursk operation. In particular, according to the publication, Ukrainian units entered Russia in American Bradley and Stryker armored vehicles. Due to the mined ground and drones in the south and east of Ukraine, Western equipment is limited in its use, but in the Kursk region, Ukrainian troops advanced practically without resistance.
The WSJ also writes that in order to avoid weakening the front line, Ukraine sent a significant number of troops from its reserve forces to Russia. Russia, in turn, withdrew several brigades from Ukraine, totaling up to 5,000 troops. However, as the newspaper notes, Russia may need more forces to stop the Ukrainian offensive.
08:50 The US Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports, citing geolocation images, that Ukrainian troops have continued to advance in the Kursk region, including southeast of Sudzha. Russian military bloggers claim that Ukrainian forces have advanced east of Myrnoye and south of Spalnoye (both southeast of Sudzha). Also, according to an analysis of open data, Ukrainian troops have recently operated within the village of Borki. In addition, fighting is ongoing north of Sudzha near Russkoye Porechnoye, east of Sudzha near Agronom, and southeast of Sudzha along the Giri-Kamyshnoye-Krupets-Spalnoye line.
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
The units of the Sever Group of Forces in Volchansk and Liptsy directions have hit manpower and hardware of 43rd Mechanised, 82nd, 92nd Assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 36th Naval Infantry Brigade close to Liptsy, Izbitskoye, Bely Kolodez, and Volchansk (Kharkov region). One counterattack launched by assault detachments of the AFU 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade has been repelled.
The AFU losses were over 150 Ukrainian troops, four motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzer, and two 122mm D-30 howitzers. Polonez and Anklav-N electronic warfare stations as well as one Plastun electronic reconnaissance system have been destroyed.
The units of the Zapad Group of Forces have captured more advantageous lines and positions, defeated 14th, 30th, 44th, 67th Mechanised brigades of the AFU, 110th, 117th Territorial Defence brigades close to Sinkovka, Petropavlovka, Tabayevka (Kharkov region), Stelmakhovka, Nevskoye (Lugansk People's Republic), and Torskoye (Donetsk People's Republic). Two counterattacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 116th Mechanised and 44th Airmobile brigades have been repelled.
The AFU losses were up to 580 Ukrainian troops, one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, three U.S.-made MaxxPro armoured fighting vehicles, four motor vehicles, one Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer. Garant and Bukovel-AD electronic warfare stations have been destroyed.
The units of the Yug Group of Forces have improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of 23rd, 54th Mechanised, 56th, 59th Mechanised, 144th Infantry, 10th Mountain Assault, 46th and 81st Airmobile brigades of the AFU near Serebryanka, Seversk, Ivano-Daryevka, Grigorovka, Chasov Yar, Krasnogorovka, Maksimilyanovka, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses were up to 680 Ukrainian troops, six motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155mm M198 howitzer, two UK-made 155mm FH-70 howitzers, one 152mm D-20 howitzer, two 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems, three 122mm D-30 howitzers, and one UK-made 105mm L-119 howitzer. Four ammunition depots have been destroyed.
The units of the Tsentr Group of Forces have taken more advantageous lines, defeated 32nd, 53rd, 100th, 150th Mechanised, 68th Jaeger brigades of the AFU, and the 111th Territorial Defence Brigade near Toretsk, Artyomovo, Novgorodskoye, Zhelannoye, Kalinovo, and Novoekonomicheskoye (Donetsk People's Republic). One counterattack launched by the Lyut Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian National Police has been repelled.
The AFU losses were up to 420 Ukrainian troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, one U.S.-made M-113 armoured personnel carrier, three armoured fighting vehicles, five pickup trucks, one U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzer, two 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems, and two 122mm D-30 howitzers.
The units of the Vostok Group of Forces have improved the situation along the front line, defeated manpower and hardware of the AFU 58th Mechanised Infantry Brigade and the 123rd Territorial Defence Brigade near Prechistovka and Neskuchnoye (Donetsk People's Republic). One counterattack launched by an assault detachment of the AFU 72nd Mechanised Brigade has been repelled.
The AFU losses were over 105 Ukrainian troops, eight motor vehicles, and one 152mm Msta-B howitzer.
The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces have hit 65th Mechanised and 128th Mountain Assault brigades of the AFU, and the 126th Territorial Defence Brigade near Malaya Tokmachka, Pyatikhatki (Zaporozhye region), and Ivanovka (Kherson region).
The AFU losses were up to 75 Ukrainian troops, four motor vehicles, two U.S.-made M777 howitzers, and one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system. One AFU field ammunition depot have been destroyed.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have destroyed one Su-24 tactical bomber and three helicopters of the Ukrainian Air Force including two Mi-8 and Mi-17 helicopters on the airfields, two U.S.-made HIMARS multiple-launch rocket system transport-loading vehicles, four launchers, and two U.S.-made AN/MPQ-65 radar stations of the Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems, one IRMIS-T anti-aircraft missile system launcher and TRML-4D radar system as well as one S-125 anti-aircraft missile system launcher.
Four missile and artillery depots as well as clusters of enemy manpower and military hardware in 157 areas.
Air defence facilities have shot down two French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, 10 U.S.-made HIMARS projectiles, and 35 unmanned aerial vehicles, with 10 of them hit outside the special military operation zone.
The Black Sea Fleet destroyed two uncrewed surface vehicles of the Ukrainian Navy.
In total, 639 airplanes and 282 helicopters, 30,085 unmanned aerial vehicles, 575 air defence missile systems, 17,316 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,408 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 13,352 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 24,864 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
The units of the Sever Group of Forces supported by Army Aviation and artillery actively conduct actions to search for and destroy in wooded areas mobile enemy groups that were trying to break through deep into the territory of the Russian Federation in the direction of Alekseyevsky and Kauchuk.
Attacks launched by assault detachments of 22nd, 115th Mechanised and 95th Assault brigades supported by armoured vehicles have been repelled in the direction of Korenevo, Russkoye, and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye.
Aviation, artillery, and defending troops have routed the enemy.
As a result of these unsuccessful actions, the AFU lost one tank and 11 armoured fighting vehicles.
Clusters of AFU manpower and hardware of 22nd, 61st, 115th Mechanised and 82nd Air Assault brigades have been hit near Novaya Sorochina, Lyubimovka, south-east of Korenevo, Leonidovo, and Kositsa.
One Iris-T SAM system launcher and one TRML-4D multi-role radar station have been destroyed by missile strikes close to Sennoye (Sumy region).
Operational-Tactical Aviation hit reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, ammunition and fuel depots close to Kiyanitsa, Kositsa, Khoten, and Boyaro-Lezhachi (Sumy region).
The AFU losses were up to 300 Ukrainian troops, 31 armoured vehicles, including three tanks, one infantry fighting vehicle, three armoured personnel carriers, 25 armoured fighting vehicles as well as eight motor vehicles, one Iris-T SAM system, one field artillery gun, and one electronic warfare station.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the enemy lost up to 3,160 Ukrainian troops, 44 tanks, 43 armoured personnel carriers, 26 infantry fighting vehicles, 244 armoured fighting vehicles, 111 motor vehicles, five SAM launchers, six multiple-launch rocket system launchers, including three HIMARS MLRSs, 24 field artillery guns, and four electronic warfare stations.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
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[NewsFront] 23:58 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 08/17/2024 to 00:00 08/18/2024.
A total of 28 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 10 civilians being injured, including a boy born in 2012.
DAMAGED:
Six residential buildings
Three cars
A total of 17 artillery attacks in the Donetsk direction,
A total of 11 artillery attacks in the Gorlovka direction.
A total of 82 units of various ammunition were fired.
22:30 Aerospace Forces crews strike with FABs at Ukrainian Armed Forces positions in Sumy Oblast. Ballistics work is also reported in a number of regions of Ukraine.
21:35 Assault on the settlement of Urozhainoe in the DPR, filmed in the first person by Russian marines from the “Storm” detachment – video .
20:51 Advance of the Russian Armed Forces in the direction of Selidovo – map.
20:12 Destruction of the Polonez electronic warfare system of the Ukrainian Armed Forces – video.
In Kursk Oblast, the Ixovods of the Sever group fell victim to the Polonez UAV countermeasure system of the Ukrainian fascists. The Ukrainian system was unable to counter the Russian Lancet UAV.
19:27 Selidovo – Zhelannoe.
Positional combat operations in the Krasnoarmeysk area. An infantry unit of the Russian Armed Forces came under fire from the Ukrainian Armed Forces during rotation south of Zhelannoye. Expansion of the Russian Armed Forces control zone by more than one km in the direction of Selidovo.
18:48 Data from objective control is coming in that our troops have taken a fortification in the area of the ventilation shaft of the Yuzhnodonbasskaya mine near Ugledar. An extremely important advance for this direction.
18:18 Special military operation. Situation on August 17 – map.
17:57 Iskander strike – video.
The footage shows the destruction of an M270 MLRS multiple launch rocket system in Sumy Oblast. A reconnaissance unit located an M270 MLRS position in the area of the settlement of Bezdrik in Sumy Oblast.
A missile strike was launched by an Iskander OTRK crew against a detected MLRS firing position supplied by NATO countries. As a result of the missile strike, the M-270 MLRS multiple launch rocket system with Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel was completely destroyed.
17:34 Statements by representatives of the North, West, South, Center, East and Dnepr groups on the progress of the special military operation (as of August 17, 2024) – video o.
16:48 Army aviation crews continue to destroy Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment in the border area of Kursk Oblast – video .
The footage shows Ka-52 helicopter crews launching S-8 air-launched missiles at armored military vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
16:10 Svatovo – Makeyevka.
Positional combat operations in the Svatovsky direction. artillery attack of the Russian Armed Forces position in the residential part of Makeyevka on the northern outskirts of the village. Advancement of the Russian Armed Forces to the Zherebets River up to one km.
15:44 Footage of the destruction of a self-propelled artillery unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by a Lancet loitering munition near the state border in Sumy Oblast – video.
Aerial reconnaissance by one of the units of the "North" military group in the area of a forest belt near the state border in the Sumy region detected a self-propelled artillery unit of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which was firing at the territory of the Belgorod region.
15:11 An army aviation crew on a Mi-28NM helicopter launched an attack with unguided air-to-air missiles on a concentration of manpower, armored vehicles and automobile military equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the border area of the Kursk region – video .
The attack was carried out using unguided S-13 aircraft missiles.
14:55 Telegram channel "Rybar":
Kursk direction: battles along the entire length of the front
– The situation in the Kursk direction remains difficult, and the enemy is still trying to break through the defensive lines of the Russian Armed Forces in different parts of the direction.
– In the Glushkovsky district, the situation has not changed significantly in 24 hours – yesterday’s information about the Ukrainian Armed Forces entering Vishnevka has not been confirmed. Also, not far from the bridge in Glushkovo destroyed by a missile strike, Russian troops have set up a pontoon crossing.
– In the Korenevsky district, evidence of the enemy’s presence in Russkoye Porechny, for which there was fighting yesterday, has appeared. Footage published online shows strikes on Ukrainian Armed Forces armored vehicles in the center of the village.
– In Sudzhansky district, Ukrainian formations continue to film videos in the same western part of the city, including near one of the Magnit stores on Pervogo Maya Street. At the same time, there is still no objective evidence of the presence of any of the parties on the eastern side of the settlement.
– In the Belovsky district, the situation has not changed significantly, and in the area of the settlements of Kamyshnoye and Giri, no clashes have been reported in the last 24 hours. After the statements of the Russian Ministry of Defense about the clearing of the settlement of Ozerki several days ago, no data on battles have been received, so the village is currently under the control of the Russian Armed Forces.
14:04 Sudzha – Sleeping.
Military operations in the Sudzha area. artillery attack of Ukrainian Armed Forces deployment sites in the residential area of the village of Spalnoye in the Kursk region at a distance of about five km from the demarcation line.
13:16 Situation in the SVO zone – map:
– The situation in the Pokrovsk direction: The Russian army continued its offensive in the Grodovka area, taking control of a number of positions in the north, southeast and inside the settlement. In addition, Russian troops advanced to the settlement of Novozhelannoye.
– The situation in the Toretsk direction: The Russian army has taken control of the Severnaya mine and the adjacent waste heap west of Kirovo (Pivnichnoye). In addition, Russian troops have advanced southwest of Zheleznoye in the direction of Nelepovka.
12:38 Russian paratroopers' 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS crews destroyed a Ukrainian Armed Forces command and observation post and disrupted the enemy's rotation on the right bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region - video .
12:01 Khar'kov direction (Kupyansk area).
It is reported that our barrel artillery has been actively working since early morning. In particular, our 152mm 2S19 MSTA-S self-propelled guns have been working on the enemy's fortified positions.
11:46 The Russian Armed Forces have liberated the village of Novozhelannoye. Fighting continues in Grodovka and on the outskirts of Novogrodovka.
11:17 Statement by the head of the press center of the Dnepr group of forces – video.
The Dnepr group of forces continues to carry out combat missions in the area of the special military operation.
The group's units inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the 65th and 118th Mechanized brigades in the areas of the settlements of Nesteryanka, Novodanilovka, Malaya Tokmachka and Pyatikhatki.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 75 servicemen, two 155mm M777 howitzers, a 152mm D-20 gun and two radar stations.
10:55 The Su-34 crew destroyed a concentration of personnel and military equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border area of the Kursk region. The strike was carried out on reconnoitered targets using aerial bombs with a universal planning and correction module - video.
10:10 During the past night, during an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack using an unmanned aerial vehicle against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation, air defense systems on duty destroyed an aircraft-type UAV over the Belgorod region.
09:52 Another Ukrainian Armed Forces vehicle was destroyed by Sudoplatov drone operators with their VT-40 drone — video.
09:25 Telegram channel “ WarGonzo ”:
Frontline report for the morning of 17.08.2024
- Zaporizhzhya Front. LBS without significant changes. Positional battles continue. The Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to accumulate forces and resources in this direction.
- Donetsk Front. In Krasnogorovka, Russian troops are driving out the remnants of the Ukrainian garrison, which is still holding on to its positions, but is slowly withdrawing its main forces.
In Karlovka, there are no significant changes, fighting continues. In Grodovka, Russian troops are approaching the center of the settlement. Our troops are also advancing in the Novogrodovka area. There are more successes for the Russian Armed Forces in New York.
- Khar'kov Front. No significant changes. Fighting continues in the area of Volchansk and Glubokoe.
- Kursk region. The situation here remains tense. The Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to try to act in small groups, but these attempts are not bringing success. In a number of areas, the Ukrainian units are unable to hold unprepared positions for long.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked several bridges in the Glushkovsky district, however, this should not become a serious problem for the logistics of our troops. In general, as was said, the situation remains tense.
08:52 Telegram channel "Rybar":
Kursk direction: battles in Korenevsky district and defeat of Ukrainian air defense missile systems in Sumy region, what is known by the end of August 16, 2024
– The situation in the Kursk direction remains difficult. Ukrainian formations continue to attack positions of the Russian Armed Forces and strike critical infrastructure.
Russian troops are repelling enemy attacks, gradually stabilizing the front line and searching for and destroying Ukrainian SRGs. Also, apparently, the Russian Armed Forces have begun work on the systematic "knocking out" of fire support assets and air defense systems in the border areas of the so-called Ukraine.
– In the Korenevsky district, clashes were noted on the approaches to Kremyanoye, during one of them, units of the Russian Armed Forces destroyed an enemy sabotage and reconnaissance group.
Russian Aerospace Forces aviation regularly operates against the positions of Ukrainian formations using FAB-500 with UMPK. The enemy also launched several attacks in the area of Kauchuk and Anastasyevka, but they were repelled by Russian fighters.
– In the Glushkovsky district, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are focused on strikes against Russian military communications. In Glushkovo, as a result of artillery attack from a HIMARS MLRS and a subsequent strike by a guided aerial bomb, a road bridge over the Seim River was destroyed. Earlier, as a result of a Tochka-U missile strike in this area, a car with Russian volunteers was damaged, two of them were killed.
- In the evening, reports began to arrive from the area about enemy units penetrating into Vishnevka, but it was not possible to confirm this with objective control footage or data from sources on the ground. Most likely, the reports are being disseminated by the information and psychological units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces with the aim of creating panic among the population and disinformation for Russian intelligence.
– There are reports from Belovsky District about Russian units controlling the settlements of Kamyshny and Giri. Ukrainian formations have been pushed back west of the settlements, however, they may soon repeat their attempts to dislodge the Russian Armed Forces from their positions. Nevertheless, we can already speak about the relative stabilization of the front in this area and the growth of coordination of the actions of Russian troops.
– In the Sudzhansky district, the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched an unsuccessful attack towards Russkoye Porechny. The combat situation in the Makhnovka area, where earlier in this area Russian UAV operators disabled two enemy armored personnel carriers, is hidden by the "fog of war". There have been no reports of either side controlling the settlement at the moment.
– In Sumy Oblast, the Russian Armed Forces struck two IRIS-T SAM launchers in Sennoy. As a result of a close approach by an Iskander OTRK missile with a high-explosive warhead, one of the launchers received damage of unknown severity. It is worth noting that this position is not the first time the enemy has used it – about two weeks ago, a Buk-M1 SAM was destroyed not far from this place.
08:05 Telegram channel "Rybar":
Chronicle of the special military operation for August 16, 2024
– Russian troops destroyed a MiG-29 fighter at the Aviatorskoye airfield in the Dnepropetrovsk region and launched a cluster munition strike on a Patriot air defense missile system position in the same region.– In the village of Ryabina in Sumy Oblast, a rare S-125 air defense system of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was destroyed as a result of a direct hit. Ukrainian formations carried out a massive combined attack on Crimea, attempting to hit the Crimean Bridge and objects in Sevastopol.
– Fierce clashes in the border area continue in the Kursk direction. In the Sumy region, Russian troops destroyed two HIMARS MLRS and also launched a missile strike on the air defense position area of the IRIS-T SAM system.
– In the Slobozhansky direction, a partial evacuation of the population from several settlements in the border zone has been announced. due to protracted fighting and attempts by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to break through in the area of the Kolotilovka and Bezymeno checkpoints.
– In the Pokrovsk direction, Russian troops have consolidated their positions on the southeastern outskirts of Grodovka, and are also attacking in the direction of Novogrodovka from the direction of Nikolaevka.
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[REGNUM] At nine in the morning — unloading a car with humanitarian aid, two Gazelles arrive from Saratov. Then you need to take teapots to those evacuated from the border area. At three in the afternoon — signing with your beloved girl, in other words — marriage. And at six — again going for people, helping them get out. This is the work schedule of volunteer Sergei Makarov, who has been working in the Kursk region for 10 days already. This is quite common in the Novorossia region, where for the last 10 years Russian retired military raise funds and distribute aid to civilians and others suffering from the near constant Ukrainian artillery fire. Continued on Page 49
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[Regnum] Russian military personnel are carrying bodies of servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) out of the forests of the Kursk Region, Deputy Chief of the Main Political Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces, commander of the Akhmat special forces, Major General Apti Alaudinov, reported on Saturday, August 17, in a Telegram channel.
According to him, in the forests and forest belts of the border area of the Kursk region there are many bodies of Ukrainian soldiers, which are being carried out by servicemen of the Russian Armed Forces.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been attacking the Kursk region since August 6. The Russian Armed Forces units stopped the Ukrainian troops in the border areas, not allowing them to go deep into the region. According to data as of August 17, the Ukrainian Armed Forces' losses amounted to 3,060 people.
On August 15, Alaudinov stated that the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region are melting away every day. According to him, what is happening in the Kursk region is a temporary initiative that the enemy has gained due to the fact that it was able to gather resources and put pressure on one area.
Soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have begun to actively surrender in the Kursk region. This was stated by the commander of the special forces "Akhmat" and deputy head of the main military-political department of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Apti Alaudinov.
"We are systematically destroying the enemy. At each site, we have begun to take prisoners, and Ukrainian fighters have begun to actively surrender," RIA Novosti reports him as saying.
On August 17, Alaudinov reported that the Russian Armed Forces (RF Armed Forces) are exhausting the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region. He noted that Russian servicemen are stopping Ukrainian troops from breaking through in the Kursk direction every day, destroying enemy personnel, equipment, and reserves.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been attacking the Kursk region since August 6. Russian Armed Forces units stopped Ukrainian troops in border areas, preventing them from entering the region. The Investigative Committee reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are actively using NATO weapons in the Kursk region.
Russian President Vladimir Putin called the Ukrainian Armed Forces' attack on the Kursk region another large-scale provocation by Kiev. According to him, the armed formations of Ukraine are conducting indiscriminate shooting from various types of weapons, attacking residential buildings, ambulances, and civilian buildings with missiles. In addition, he demanded that reliable coverage of the border with Ukraine be ensured after the enemy is driven out of Russian territory. The Russian leader noted that there can be no negotiations with those who attack civilians and nuclear power facilities.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
