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[Korrespondent] 21:17 Norway has granted Ukraine a license to produce 155mm shells and agreed to finance the process, the country's Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said.
21:10 The Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kharkiv region are gradually "squeezing out the Russian army," Zelensky said in an evening video address.
19:58 The White House is discussing with Ukraine the prospects of increasing the depth of strikes on Russian territory with American weapons, said John Kirby, coordinator for strategic communications at the National Security Council of the US presidential administration. "As you know, the US president has allowed Kiev to use American ammunition across the border with Russia in the Kursk region. We are still negotiating with them," Kirby noted.
19:31 Belarus has redeployed at least a thousand troops to the border with Ukraine, the monitoring group Belaruski Gayun reports. According to analysts, starting on August 10, troops from the Armed Forces and the Air Force of Belarus began to be redeployed to the Gomel region bordering Ukraine.
19:23 Der Tagesspiegel writes that Russia is transferring troops from the Zaporizhia direction to strengthen the defense of Kursk. According to the publication, Russia is trying not to weaken its key offensive in the Donetsk region in the Pokrovsk area and not to transfer forces from there to the Kursk region. The movement of equipment and forces to the Kursk region from Crimea was also observed.
19:17 Border guards raised the flag over the temporarily occupied territories in southern Ukraine, the State Border Guard Service reported and showed a video:
18:04 The United States has expanded anti-Russian sanctions: 400 individuals and legal entities in Russia and abroad have been added to the lists, the country's Finance Ministry reported. In particular, the new US sanctions will affect mining companies from the Russian Federation, and some restrictions are being introduced "to further reduce Russia's access to the international financial system." Among those subject to the new sanctions are the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works and a number of Norilsk Nickel structures, as well as the leading manufacturer of radio electronics, the Rekond plant. The list also includes the son of the Russian Defense Minister, Pavel Belousov.
17:35 Analysts from the Military Watch project have analyzed satellite images and photographs of the aftermath of the Ukrainian strike on the Marinovka airfield in the Volgograd region. According to their data, the Su-34 and Su-24 that were in the repair area were completely destroyed; the Su-34 that was in hangar No. 3 was destroyed or damaged; two Su-34s in hangars No. 5 and No. 6 were damaged; and the Su-24 in hangar No. 7 was probably damaged. It is unknown whether the aircraft was in hangar No. 4, but if so, it was destroyed or damaged.
17:16 Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak said that Zelensky's meeting with Modi lasted three hours, and the Indian Prime Minister called Russian aggression against Ukraine a war: "Modi noted several times that India will never support any initiative that would be associated with disrespect or any compromises regarding the territorial integrity of Ukraine in order to end this war." According to the head of the OP, Modi is also ready to support the second Peace Summit and wants to contribute to peace in Ukraine.
16:43 Repair crews have restored the reliability of power supply to the Zaporizhzhya NPP, the 330 kV high-voltage overhead line has been put into operation, Ukrenergo reported.
15:49 Ukraine plans to resume daytime electricity exports from August 25, Ukrenergo reported. The company explained that the heat in Ukraine began to subside yesterday, which is why consumption has dropped significantly. In addition, a power unit at one of the nuclear power plants has been out of scheduled maintenance. Therefore, during daytime hours, when solar power plants are actively operating, there is a surplus of power. During periods of maximum consumption, when there is insufficient power in the energy system, electricity will not be exported from Ukraine.
15:07 During his visit to Kiev, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi once again called on Ukraine and Russia to engage in dialogue and said that he was ready to personally play any role to help achieve peace. In turn, Zelensky called on the Indian Prime Minister to join the statement following the peace summit in Switzerland.
14:05 Russians have struck the central part of Kupyansk-Uzlovaya in the Kharkiv region - two people have died, at least two have been injured, said OVA chief Oleg Sinegubov. He also said that rescuers have pulled out the body of one person killed in the Russian strike on the building of the village council in the village of Kazachya Lopan, Dergachev community, on August 21 from under the rubble. There may be another person under the rubble, the rescue operation is ongoing.
13:48 Radio Liberty has shown satellite images of the aftermath of the Ukrainian strike on the port of Kavkaz in the Krasnodar region of the Russian Federation. The images show a destroyed ferry and several small ships moored nearby that could also have been damaged. The satellite also recorded damaged infrastructure - part of the railway leading to the water was damaged.
12:17 Stabilization actions are continuing at the site of the Third Assault Brigade's counterattack in the Kharkiv region, said the brigade's press officer, Alexander Borodin. According to him, "on the whole, consolidations have already been carried out," and the positions and logistics of the Russian 20th Army have been seriously damaged. Borodin added that "the destruction of forces and assets and the disruption of plans is often a more important success than the liberation of territories."
12:03 The Russian Ministry of Transport stated that the Kerch ferry crossing is temporarily not functioning while the consequences of the Ukrainian attack on the ferry in the port of Kavkaz are being eliminated.
11:40 As a result of Russian shelling, one of the power lines supplying the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant was damaged, as a result of which the reliability of the power supply to the station has been reduced, Ukrenergo reported. Power engineers are waiting for permission from the military to carry out repair work. The Russians said that the line was allegedly "disconnected by the Ukrainian side."
11:28 At night, Russians struck, according to preliminary information, a controlled aerial bomb on the frontline settlement of Borovskoy community of Izyum district of Kharkiv region - two people were killed, one was wounded, the State Emergency Service reported.
10:59 The Wall Street Journal writes that Ukrainian drone attacks have already reduced the number of launches of glide bombs, as Russian aircraft are forced to fly further to bases and from bases to the front. In addition, the attacks are likely to force Russia to move aircraft and air defenses further away from the front.
10:31 Ukraine will receive another 1,400 drones from Latvia. The country's Defense Minister Andris Sprdus noted that this is the largest batch of UAVs from Latvian manufacturers. In total, Latvia has provided Ukraine with 3,000 drones of various types as part of the international drone coalition.
09:40 Navy spokesman Dmitry Pletenchuk confirmed the destruction of the Russian ferry Conroe Trader in the port of Kavkaz in Krasnodar Krai. "This ferry is one of the important chains of Russian military logistics, for supplying the occupation forces. First of all, fuel and lubricants, but in addition, of course, it also transported weapons," Pletenchuk said. At the same time, he did not specify what exactly was used to strike.
09:32 In the morning, the Russian army shelled a house in Kizomys, Kherson region, one person was wounded, OVA reported. Over the previous day, as a result of Russian shelling in the region, two people were killed and five were wounded.
09:25 In Donetsk Oblast, on August 22, one person was killed as a result of Russian shelling - in Myrnoye. Another eight people in the oblast were injured in the past 24 hours, reported OVA head Vadim Filashkin.
09:18 At night, Russians shelled the village of Boguslavka in the Kharkiv region - one person was wounded, another is probably under the rubble, rescue operations are ongoing, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. Another person was injured in the village of Kolesnikovka and one in the urban-type settlement of Kupyansk-Uzlovaya.
09:13 Zelensky congratulated Ukrainians on National Flag Day:
09:04 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Kiev on an official visit, The Times of India reports.
08:57 Ukraine attacked the oil depot in Proletarsk, Rostov Oblast, again at night, which has been burning for the sixth day, Russian publics write. According to them, there were no casualties as a result of the latest attack.
08:22 Air defense destroyed 14 out of 16 Shahed-type attack UAVs at night, the Air Force reported. Two more drones were lost, no information about damage was received. Air defense forces were operating in Cherkasy, Kirovograd, Poltava and Sumy regions. In addition, Russia attacked with two Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles at night.
08:14 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of August 23:
personnel - about 605,330 (+1190) people,
tanks - 8533 (+4),
combat armored vehicles - 16,599 (+32),
artillery systems - 17,307 (+45),
MLRS - 1167 (+1),
air defense systems - 932 (+1),
aircraft - 367 (+0),
helicopters - 328 (+0),
Operational-tactical level UAVs - 14,025 (+27),
cruise missiles - 2442 (+0),
ships/boats - 28 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 23,329 (+49),
special equipment - 2910 (+6).
07:51 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports, citing geolocation footage, that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have retreated from positions southeast of Pokrovsk, avoiding encirclement. According to analysts, Russian troops recently captured Ptichye (southeast of Pokrovsk) and advanced further south of the town. According to ISW, this confirms Russian claims that the Russian army had previously captured the remaining eastern bank of the Karlovskoye Reservoir. In addition, the Russians have advanced in the Toretsk and Donetsk directions.
Meanwhile, The Economist writes that Pokrovsk is preparing for a new "unpleasant phase of the war." Russia views its capture as a strategic goal, since the city opens a bridgehead for an offensive on the Dnieper and Zaporozhye. The publication notes that the police department and local administration have left Pokrovsk, two supermarkets have closed. Locals are standing in lines outside banks and pension offices, some are heeding the calls of the authorities and evacuating the city.
07:09 As a result of artillery shelling of Gulyaipole in Zaporizhia Oblast, one person was wounded, reported the head of the OVA Ivan Fedorov.
06:16 Kamala Harris, who has officially become the Democratic candidate for US President, said at a campaign rally that if she wins, she will "strongly support" Ukraine and NATO allies. She also recalled that five days before the invasion, she met with Zelensky and warned him about the Russian attack. And then, according to her, she helped "mobilize a global response" so that Ukraine could defend itself.
01:44 On Friday, August 23, the United States will announce a new package of military aid to Kiev worth about $125 million on the eve of Ukraine's Independence Day, Associated Press reports, citing sources. The package will include air defense missiles, ammunition for HIMARS, Javelin and a number of other anti-tank missiles. It will also include systems and equipment for combating drones and electronic warfare systems, 155-mm and 105-mm artillery ammunition, vehicles and other equipment. The weapons are provided under the president's authority to reduce weapons - this means that they are taken from Pentagon warehouses and can be delivered faster, AP notes.
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[Korrespondent] 19:16 Russian publics write about intense military actions near the villages of Kozyrevka and Samoryadovo in the Kursk region.
18:43 Der Tagesspiegel writes that Russia is transferring troops from the Zaporizhia direction to strengthen the defense of Kursk. According to the publication, Russia is trying not to weaken its key offensive in the Donetsk region in the Pokrovsk area and not to transfer forces from there to the Kursk region. The movement of equipment and forces to the Kursk region from Crimea was also observed.
12:57 In Malaya Loknya, Kursk region, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are storming the building of a women's colony, which Russian troops have turned into their "fortress," Bild writes. The settlement is located 14 km from the border, it is almost completely surrounded by Ukrainian units, and the Russians are holding the colony.
According to the publication, several dozen Russian soldiers have dug in around it, erected barricades and are using the prison's watchtowers as firing positions, and the massive buildings as protection from Ukrainian attacks. Presumably, the prison guards are also participating in the defense. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are firing at them from German Marder small arms and attacking the guard tower at the entrance with drones. The prison held about 200 female convicts, and it is unknown whether they remain inside.
08:51 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports, citing geolocation footage, that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have advanced to the eastern part of Komarovka in the Kursk region (south of Korenevo and east of Sudzha). At the same time, Russian sources claim that Russian troops allegedly repelled Ukrainian attacks in this area. At the same time, Russian war correspondents report that Ukrainian forces operating northeast of Korenevo captured Semenovka and advanced to the southern part of Levshinka. In addition, according to their data, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have made minor advances in the northern part of Martynovka (northeast of Sudzha).
08:45 Since the start of the Ukrainian operation in the Kursk region, Russians' attitudes toward Putin have worsened, according to an analysis of social networks and online posts. The New York Times writes, citing an analysis by FilterLabs AI, that many publications call the Ukrainian Armed Forces operation in the Kursk region a failure of the Russian government, including Putin personally.
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[EngMilRu] From 17 to 23 August 2024, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out 16 group strikes by high-precision weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles against airfield infrastructure, depots storing ammunition and missile and artillery munitions, repair facilities for AFU weapons and military hardware as well as hangars for storing the NASAMS surface-to-air (SAM) missile systems.
In addition, the strikes hit bases supplying fuel to military hardware of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), areas where reserves were concentrated, and temporary deployment areas of nationalist formations and foreign mercenaries. All the assigned targets have been engaged.
Over the past week, the Sever Group of Forces have carried on an operation to neutralise AFU units in Kursk region.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and artillery inflicted fire damage on detected clusters of manpower and military hardware of four mechanised brigades, two airborne assault brigades, and three territorial defence brigades. The enemy's attempts to deploy reserves were thwarted.
In Volchansk and Liptsy directions, Russian troops inflicted losses on manpower and military hardware of one mechanised brigade, two assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one naval infantry brigade, and one National Guard Brigade.
In the past week, enemy losses in the Sever Group’s area of responsibility have included up to 3,090 troops, 29 tanks, 167 armoured fighting vehicles, including four infantry fighting vehicles and one U.S.-made M-113 armoured personnel carrier, 75 motor vehicles, seven MLRS launchers, including those made in the USA, and 32 field artillery guns.
In addition, Russian troops destroyed IRIS-T (made in Germany) and S-125 anti-aircraft missile launchers, one German-made TRML-4D multi-role radar station, one Norwegian-made NAMAMS SAM radar, and eight electronic warfare stations.
Over the past week, the Zapad Group of Forces has taken more advantageous lines and positions, and routed four mechanised brigades, one assault brigade, and two territorial defence brigades. Nineteen counterattacks launched by the Armed Forces of Ukraine were repelled.
The enemy suffered losses amounting to up to 3,400 troops, three tanks, 19 armoured fighting vehicles, including two U.S.-made M-113 armoured personnel carriers, ten U.S.-made MaxxPro armoured vehicles, as well as 48 motor vehicles.
Moreover, 30 field artillery guns, including 16 155mm self-propelled artillery systems and howitzers made in the USA, Germany, and Poland, were also hit. Three electronic and counterbattery warfare stations as well as nine field ammunition depots were eliminated.
The Yug Group of Forces has improved the situation along the front line by neutralising manpower and hardware of five mechanised brigades, two motorised infantry brigades, two infantry brigades, one assault brigade, two airmobile brigades, and two territorial defence brigades. Two counterattacks launched by enemy assault detachments were repelled.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine have lost up to 4,530 troops, 32 motor vehicles, 68 field artillery guns, including 36 self-propelled artillery systems and howitzers made by NATO countries, five MLRS combat vehicles, with two of them the Croatian-made RAK-SA-12. Nineteen field ammunition depots and three electronic warfare stations have been destroyed.
As a result of active actions, the Tsentr Group of Forces has liberated Sviridonovka, Artyomovo, Novgorodskoye, Zhelannoye, and Mezhevoye (Donetsk People's Republic). Strikes hit units of four mechanised brigades, one jaeger brigade, one airborne brigade, and one assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two territorial defence brigades. Twenty-seven counter-attacks launched by enemy formations were repelled.
The AFU losses in this direction amounted to up to 3,855 troops, six tanks, 13 armoured fighting vehicles, 43 motor vehicles, and 51 field artillery guns.
The Vostok Group of Forces has taken more advantageous lines and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and two territorial defence brigades. They repelled seven counter-attacks launched by AFU assault groups.
The enemy losses included up to 800 troops, two tanks, 37 motor vehicles, and 13 field artillery guns. Moreover, six field ammunition depots and four electronic warfare stations were neutralised.
The Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted damage on formations of two mechanised brigades, one infantry brigade, one mountain assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one naval infantry brigade, one coastal defence brigade, and one territorial defence brigade.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 480 troops, 30 motor vehicles, 15 field artillery guns, including six U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzers.
Russian troops eliminated two launchers and one transport-loading vehicle of the U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS, one launcher and one transport-loading vehicle of the U.S.-made MLRS, four launchers and two AN/MPQ-65 radars of the U.S.-made Patriot SAM system, three electronic warfare stations, and five field ammunition depots.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Groups of Forces, air defence facilities of the Russian Armed Forces have eliminated one Su-24 front-line bomber, one MiG-29 fighter jet, and four helicopters (one Mi-17 and three Mi-8 helicopters) of the Ukrainian Air Force over the past seven days.
In addition, one Neptune-MD anti-ship missile, 18 French-made Hammer guided bombs, 87 U.S.-made HIMARS projectiles as well as 340 unmanned aerial vehicles, with 147 of them outside the special military operation were shot down.
Twenty-nine Ukrainian servicemen have surrendered on the line of contact during the past week.
In total, 640 airplanes and 283 helicopters, 30,390 unmanned aerial vehicles, 575 air defence missile systems, 17,547 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,425 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 13,566 field artillery guns and mortars as well as 25,104 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to repel the AFU attempt to invade the territory of the Russian Federation.
The Sever Group of Forces supported by Army Aviation and artillery fire repelled attacks launched by enemy assault detachments towards Borki and Malaya Loknya, as well as thwarted the enemy's attacks in the direction of Komarovka, Korenevo, Martynovka, and Russkaya Konopelka. The AFU losses have amounted to up to 70 Ukrainian troops killed and wounded, two armoured fighting vehicles, and one motor vehicle.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue reconnaissance and search operations to locate and eliminate enemy small sabotage and reconnaissance groups attempting to get to the depth of the Russian territory. A sabotage and reconnaissance group of the enemy was detected and neutralised near Kamyshevka. The enemy lost five militants and one motor vehicle.
Army Aviation and artillery strikes and actions of troops inflicted losses on manpower and hardware clusters of the AFU 22nd, 61st, and 115th Mechanised brigades, and 80th Air Assault brigades near Apanasovka, Aleksandria, Vishnevka, Guyevo, Mikhailovka, Lyubymivka, Malaya Loknya, Plekhovo, Snagost, and Yuzhny.
Operational-Tactical Aviation delivered strikes at the enemy's reserves in concentration areas of manpower and hardware of the AFU 41st, 54th Mechanised brigades, 82nd and 95th Air Assault brigades, 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, 101st, 103rd, 106th, and 129th Territorial Defence brigades as well as 69th Rifle Battalion near Aleksandrovka, Bachevsk, Buyankino, Vorozhba, Glukhov, Kamenka, Miropolye, Mogritsa, Novaya Sloboda, Obody, Pervomayskoye, Pavlovka, Svessa, Seredina Buda, and Tolstodubovo.
In the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to up to 400 Ukrainian troops and 17 armoured vehicles, including one tank, two armoured personnel carriers, 14 armoured fighting vehicles, two artillery guns, one MLRS launcher, two mortars, and 10 motor vehicles.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted to up to 5,137 Ukrainian troops, 69 tanks, 27 infantry fighting vehicles, 55 armoured personnel carriers, 350 armoured fighting vehicles, 158 motor vehicles, 34 artillery guns, five SAM launchers, 11 multiple-launch rocket systems, including three of HIMARS system and one of MLRS system, six electronic warfare stations, as well as four units of engineering vehicles, including two counterobstacle vehicles and one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
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[NewsFront] 21:00 Ukrainian Armed Forces serviceman Sergei Zvirkovsky, who was captured by Russia, told that in the unit he was treated “like meat.” 19:56 Russian Armed Forces advance in the south of Krasnogorovka –map.
19:40 Enemy admits the advance of Russian troops along the highway towards Slavyansk.
19:35 Russian Aerospace Forces launched a missile strike on targets in the city of Sumy.
19:31 A destroyed armored vehicle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region –video.
19:27 Ukrainian channels confirm the fall of Kruty Yar.
It is assumed that the dominant height will be taken next - the waste heap near Novogrodovka.
19:11 The villages of Krutoy Yar and Krasny Yar in full crossed over under the control of the Russian army.
18:52 "Ixovods" of the "Sever" group burned an enemy BTR-4 in the Khar'kov direction -video.
18:34 Artillerymen of the Russian Armed Forces cover mobile armored groups of the Ukrainian Armed Forces fire in the Kursk border area
The crews of the 152mm Giatsint-B towed guns and 103mm M-46 guns work in conjunction with units conducting aerial reconnaissance using UAVs. The coordinates of detected targets are sent directly to the command of the artillery batteries.
17:51 Explosions in Sumy Oblast. Before this, there were reports of rockets in the direction of the oblast.
17:25 British Boeing RC-135W Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft and American Boeing P-8A Poseidon patrol into the Black Sea and “monitor” the situation near Crimea.
17:05 In the area of the settlement Peschanoye, the Russian Armed Forces have expanded the salient from the south and north. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are experiencing a shortage of reserves in this direction.
16:49 "Whisper of the Front" reported that the settlement of Krutoy Yar has been completely cleared of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Now the Russian Army is already "working" with the "Mine 1/3" facility, where the Ukrainian Armed Forces infantry is "entrenched". This mine was closed only a few days ago. All this time it was mining coal for Ukraine.
16:34 For the first time in a long time, a destroyed Tunguska anti-aircraft gun-missile system of the Ukrainian army was “spotted” –video.
16:05 Russian Armed Forces continue to “break through” to Dzerzhinsk (Toretsk)
From video objective control of the enemy shows that Russian troops “broke through” into the city from the southern side and consolidated their positions in the area of School No. 2 on Gaidar Street.
15:49 The main news about the course of military operations for the week from the Russian Ministry of Defense:
The Russian Armed Forces carried out 16 group strikes with high-precision weapons and attack UAVs on airfield infrastructure, ammunition and missile and artillery weapons depots, weapons and military equipment repair shops of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as hangars for storing NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems;
Fuel bases that supplied military equipment to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, areas where reserves were concentrated, and temporary deployment points for units of nationalist formations and foreign mercenaries were also destroyed;
Two launchers and a transporter-loader of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system, a launcher and a transporter-loader of the MLRS multiple launch rocket system of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were destroyed;
A Su-24 bomber, a MiG-29 fighter, and four helicopters were destroyed: one Mi-17 and three Mi-8 of the Ukrainian Air Force;
The settlements of Sviridovka, Artemovo, Novgorodskoye, Zhelannoye and Mezhevoye in the DPR have been liberated;
A total of 29 Ukrainian soldiers surrendered to the Russian army;
The losses of Ukrainian troops in killed and wounded exceeded 16,000 militants.
15:35 Servicemen of the 18th Army, with the help of a "birdie" liquidated a Ukrainian Armed Forces vehicle on the right bank of the Kherson region.
15:04 Russian Armed Forces drone operators hit a Ukrainian Armed Forces stronghold with two “observers” located there with a precise UAV strike –video.
14:40 Su-34 «bombed" Ukrainian Armed Forces militants in the Kursk region with modernized aerial bombs with a universal planning and correction module. All targets were destroyed.
13:57 Artillerymen of the Dnepr group of forces destroyed a concentration of Ukrainian militants on one of the islands in the Dnieper delta.
12:57 Russian troops advanced west of Artemovo, entering Toretsk from the south and took School No. 2 in the microdistrict. The advance was more than 1.6 km.
12:20 Maneuverable groups of UAV operators of the "Southern" group of troops upon detection of enemy forces immediately destroy identified targets.
Carrying out combat flights behind enemy lines, attack drone crews inflict fire damage on strong points, firing points, artillery, combat armored vehicles, and also destroy warehouses of military equipment and ammunition of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
12:07 Local Telegram channels reported the explosion in Sumy.
11:55 Footage of destruction of the MLRS position of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the settlement of Bereznehuvatoe (70 km northeast of the city of Kherson).
11:10 The Russian Armed Forces in the Donetsk direction have advanced in the southern part of Novogrodovka. The railway station is less than 500 meters away.
10:51 Russian paratroopers thwarted the landing of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on one of the Dnieper islands - Kherson region governor Volodymyr Saldo
"Russian paratroopers disrupted the landing of the Ukrainian Armed Forces infantry. UAV operators spotted a motorboat with six militants heading down the river to one of the islands and transmitted the data to the artillery control center.
A crew of a 122mm D-30 howitzer from the Airborne Forces unit destroyed enemy infantry with rapid fire from a closed firing position as they attempted to reach the shore. Eliminated up to the detachment of enemy soldiers," the governor wrote on his Telegram channel.
10:47 Russian military strikes Iskander struck position of the MLRS in the Nikolaev region, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
The command post, the MLRS itself, the transport and loading vehicle, three trucks with ammunition and a warehouse with ammunition were destroyed.
10:40 Enemy reports:
“In the Toretsk direction, the Russian Armed Forces advanced towards Toretsk.
In the Pokrovsky direction, the tactical crisis of the Ukrainian Armed Forces is worsening, which may soon develop into an operational one. On the northern flank, the Russian Armed Forces are storming Grodovka: at the moment, the Russians confidently hold the southeastern part of the settlement and are trying to advance to the center along Zavodskaya Street. And to the south of the settlement, part of the plantations came under the control of the Russian Armed Forces.
To the southwest, the Russian Armed Forces are advancing in the Krasny Yar area and there are clashes beyond Krutoy Yar. The capture of these settlements will open the way for the Russian Armed Forces to both the Novogrodovskaya Mine No. 3 located on the hill and the western outskirts of Grodovka.
The Russian Armed Forces have also advanced near Novogrodovka. The first groups of Russians are already entering the southeastern part of the settlement. In particular, evidence of the presence of Russian groups near the first houses in the east of Parkovaya Street has appeared on the Internet.
And south of Novogrodovka, fighting continues on the approaches to the Mikhailovka railway station, west of which is the Kotlyarevskaya mine. The Russians have also taken control of most of Ptichye.
In the Donetsk and Ugledar directions, fighting is taking place in Konstantinovka, as well as to the east of the O0532 highway, where an expansion of the Russian Armed Forces’ control zone was recorded.”
10:30 Footage of the destruction of the MLRS position of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the settlement of Bereznehuvatoe (70 km northeast of occupied Kherson) was published by the Iznanka channel.
According to information from the channel’s source, in addition to the launcher, the following were destroyed: the MLRS MLRS TZM, two escort vehicles, three trucks with ammunition, and a warehouse with ammunition (which was very unlucky).
09:56 Mi-28NM at night brought down guided anti-tank missiles on armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kursk region. The pilots used night vision goggles and a new thermal imaging device, which makes it possible to hit the specified coordinates at any time of day as effectively as possible.
09:32 Russian Armed Forces occupy high-rise residential area in Toretsk — Divanny General Staff reports
08:37 "Arrival" of OFAB-250 to the temporary deployment point of one of the Ukrainian formations in the settlement of Temirovka, Zaporizhia region. Work of the aviators of the "East" group -video.
08:11 Enemy reports:
"The Russian Armed Forces have advanced near Novogrodovka, Zavetnoye, Toretsk and Ptichye."
08:10 Drones of the Dnepr military group struck two transmitters of the Starlink satellite communications system and the Ukrainian Armed Forces infantry in the Orekhov direction in the Zaporizhia region.
08:07 "Lancet" destroyed a Ukrainian Armed Forces tank in the border area of the Kursk region.
08:02 "The enemy is running": servicemen of the "Center" group of forces continue to liberate settlements in the Avdeevka direction
On frames- combat work of servicemen of the motorized rifle unit of the "Center" group of forces.
08:00 UAV 110th brigadeexterminatemilitants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
UAV operators of the 110th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces demonstrate high efficiency in inflicting fire damage on the manpower and transport of Ukrainian militants. Successful drops of ammunition on the heads of nationalists disrupt their offensive and evacuation operations.
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So, the equivalent of a rifle corps.
[ColonelCassad] The final list of those who went into battle in the Kursk region:
- 3rd Nightingale battalion of the 14th BpAK regiment;
- 22nd Separate Mechanized Brigade;
- 33rd Separate Assault Brigade;
- “Shkval” battalion, 47th Infantry Brigade;
- 43rd Abr;
- 48th Mechanized Brigade;
- 54th Separate Mechanized Brigade;
- 65th Separate Mechanized Brigade;
- 80th Airborne Brigade;
- 82nd Airborne Brigade;
- 92nd Airborne Brigade;
- 95th Airborne Brigade;
- 101st Artillery Regiment TRO and 103rd Artillery regiment TRO;
- sapper unit of the 116th Infantry Brigade;
- Khorne group 116th Brigade;
- 239th about 129th TrO unit;
- Bravo Team group of the 130th Separate Battalion;
- 2nd company "Shkval" of the 225th Separate Battalion;
- Tank unit "Tur" of the 225th Separate Battalion;
- Dragons group of the special forces detachment "Omega" of the NGU;
- 1st detachment of the Central Special Forces "Zapad" SSO;
- SBU "Alpha" unit;
- SBU Project M2 UAV group
- Flying Skull UAV battalion.
- 8th Separate Special Forces Regiment
Naturally, they are not deployed in full strength, but as part of companies and battalions, and also in separate groups.
As can be seen, the enemy deployed significant forces in the direction. This information allows us to understand that the enemy's intentions were indeed serious in the matter of exchanging territories.
Now the operation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is faced with impressive challenges that do not allow us to achieve a lightning-fast result. The situation In the Kursk region it is stabilizing, but remains tense.
Related: Extended video from the V Kontakte page of Tatyana Vasilyeva. See this story from yesterday
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.
