Russia-Ukraine Reports - 2023-07-03 (1)
Wounded Russian soldier decided to blow himself up on a grenade to avoid capture.
Friday airing
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▪️Ukrainian units tried to attack a military airfield on the northeastern outskirts of Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Krasnodar region.
Due to the professionalism of the air defence unit, victims and damage were avoided.
▪️Northeast of Bakhmut, AFU units managed to break through the first line of defence and reach the outskirts of Berkhivka.
Russian troops conducted a number of counterattacks and regained lost positions, the situation in the area is generally controlled.
▪️On the southern flank, severe clashes continue on Klishchiivka -Kurdyumivka line.
Attempts of enemy assault groups to seize strongholds and heights are suppressing by small arms and artillery fire.
▪️To the south of Avdiivka, the parties conduct sorties along the forest line on Sjeverne - Vodyane road, trying to gain a foothold in the "grey zone".
Offensive actions are complicated by a tightly built defence and a multilinear system of minefields.
▪️In Vremivka sector of the front, AFU continues to attack in small groups at Pryyutne - Staromaiors'ke line.
Russian units have so far managed to slow the enemy down, eliminating dozens of militants every day.
▪️In Orikhiv sector, the enemy managed to buckle in Russian defence about 300 meters north of Robotyne.
After regrouping, Russian servicemen launched a counterattack, recapturing most of the lost positions.
▪️In Kherson direction, fighting continues in the riverbank zone near Antonovskiy Bridge.
A complete sweep of the terrain is complicated by the active work of enemy artillery from the opposite bank of Dnipro.
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Chaotic footage of a volley of artillery fire on the AFU, the soldier in-front was instantly pulverised by the explosion, and the man behind suffered large shrapnel wounds. This is presumably from a BM-21 Grad.
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"The era of confrontation": the main theses of Dmitry Medvedev's article in the Rossiyskaya Gazeta
The years 2022-2023 will go down in history as the time of the most powerful civilizational break, the peak of the existential crisis of humanity in the 21st century;
“The world is in a confrontation much worse than during the Caribbean crisis because our opponents decided to defeat the largest nuclear power - Russia. They are, no doubt, down-and-out jerks, but that's just the way it is. And the second reason is quite prosaic - nuclear weapons have already been used, and it is known by whom and where, which means that there is no taboo!
Russia could temporarily suspend diplomatic relations with Finland, Poland, the Baltic countries, and Great Britain;
The grain deal in its current form is not needed and must be terminated;
The Kiev regime must be annihilated and legally banned in civilized Europe as a fascist one;
Russia will achieve its goal and eliminate the threat of Ukraine's membership in NATO;
The results of the confrontation between Russia and the West will need to be fixed in a new document like the Helsinki Act of 1975, while the UN did not justify itself.
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At night, the AFU gets slapped in Ugledar. Russian artillery worked on them.
AFU decided to transfer reserves in the dark, but he forgot that our military sees everything. As soon as the enemy concentrated his forces and means in one place, he was hit by our MLRS.
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On June 4, 2023, the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched a large-scale summer offensive, the purpose of which was to dislodge the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation from the territory of the Zaporozhye region, cut off the Dnieper grouping of troops and the Crimea from the land part of the Russian Federation, thereby disrupting the supply of both the army and the peninsula with a population of 3 million civilians.
Today is already July 3, 2023. Tomorrow is a month since the fighting is going on all along the front in order to prevent the breakthrough of the defense line of our army.
Summing up the first results, we can say that the enemy underestimated the stability and readiness of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation for defense. The bet that Western armored vehicles (which is only in the eyes of Ukrainians) is something extremely powerful did not work.
During this time, the AFU failed to overcome the line of defense. Fierce battles are being fought in the predpole, a few kilometers from the first trenches.
However, right now comes the most important period that will determine the results of the summer campaign. Until now, the AFU has not thrown the main strike forces into the breakthrough, hoping to use them after the breakthrough of the defense line.
In the coming days, a new stage of the offensive will begin, when these forces will be used as a breakthrough force. Despite the losses suffered during the month of incessant fighting, the AFU strike group, according to some reports, has more than 100 thousand fighters, hundreds of armored vehicles and tanks.
On July 12, the next NATO summit will take place and the Ukrainian authorities need to show the result that the forces and funds were not spent in vain.
Therefore, it's too early to relax and celebrate success. Ahead, we are waiting for the culmination of the defense of the south-west of our country.
Therefore, we all need to make even more efforts, supporting and helping our soldiers to beat the enemy and protect our land.
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Destroyed Leopard 2A6 AFU nearby in the area of the settlement. Novodanilovka in Zaporozhye direction.
On 1 July 2023, Dnieper Group reconnaissance officers in the right-bank part of the Kherson region near the village of Kazatskoye destroyed by artillery of the 8th Artillery Regiment:
➖ An ammunition depot that stored more than 12 tonnes of ammunition for Western-made artillery systems.
➖A equipment depot containing about 40 pieces of military equipment, such as BMP-2s and Marder.
➖ A permanent deployment site, of one of the AFU units, where more than 50 fighters were stationed.
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Avdeyevka direction, fighters of the Yug group hit the enemy's ammunition depot 💥
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⚡️Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (3 July 2023)
◽️ The AFU have continued their attempts to conduct offensive operations in Donetsk, Krasny Liman, and South Donetsk directions during the previous 24 hours.
▫️ In Donetsk direction, the Yug Group of Forces has successfully repelled nine enemy attacks close to Zolotarevka (LPR), Vodyanoye, Pervomayskoye, and Kleshievka (DPR) during the past 24 hours.
◽️ Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, artillery, and heavy flamethrower systems have eliminated up to 260 servicemen, a tank, 3 armoured fighting vehicles, 5 pick-up trucks, an American-made M109 Paladin self-propelled artillery system, as well as a Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer during the day.
▫️ In Krasny Liman direction, four enemy attacks close to Torskoye, Yampolovka (DPR), Makeevka (LPR) have been repelled due to courageous and cohesive actions of the Tsentr Group of Forces units, aviation, artillery, and heavy flamethrower systems.
▫️Moreover, clusters of AFU manpower and hardware have been destroyed near Torskoye, Terny (DPR), and Chervonaya Dibrova (LPR).
▫️In addition, actions of two AFU sabotage and reconnaissance groups have been thwarted near Chervonaya Dibrova and Kuzmino (LPR). The enemy has suffered losses of over 90 servicemen, 3 armoured fighting vehicles, 2 pick-up trucks, a Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, as well as a D-30 howitzer in this direction in the past 24 hours.
▫️ In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces, aviation, and artillery repelled three enemy attacks close to Nikolskoye, Urozhaynoye and Makarovka (DPR).
▫️The AFU manpower and hardware clusters have been hit near Rabotino (Zaporozhye region) and Urozhaynoye (DPR).
▫️ In Zaporozhye direction, actions of one sabotage and reconnaissance group have been thwarted near close to Marphopol (Zaporozhye region).
▫️The enemy's losses in these directions during the day amounted to up to 190 servicemen killed and wounded, 2 tanks, 7 armoured fighting vehicles, including an American-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, 4 motor vehicles, 2 American-made M777 howitzer, 2 Msta-B howitzers, as well as D-20 and D-30 howitzers.
▫️Moreover, three missile artillery ammunition depots of the AFU 23rd, 65th mechanised brigades and 128th Mountain Assault Brigade were destroyed close to Uspenovka, Malokaterinovka, and Orekhov (Zaporozhye region).
▫️In Kupyansk direction, Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery of the Zapad Group of Forces inflicted a fire damage on AFU manpower and military hardware close to Artyomovsk (LPR), Novomlynsk, Kotlyarovka, Krasnoye Pervoye, and Sinkovka (Kharkov region).
▫️In addition, actions of one AFU sabotage and reconnaissance group have been thwarted near Sinkovka (Kharkov region). During the day, more than 20 servicemen, 2 armoured fighting vehicles, 2 pick-up trucks, and a D-30 howitzer were neutralised.
▫️An ammunition depot of the AFU 103rd Territorial Defence Brigade has been obliterated close to Peschanka (Kharkov region).
▫️ In Kherson direction, up to 30 servicemen, 7 motor vehicles, and 2 Msta-B howitzers have been neutralised by fire.
▫️ An ammunition depot of the 126th Territorial Defence Brigade has been obliterated close to Zmievka (Kherson region).
▫️ Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Group of Forces have engaged 82 AFU artillery units at their firing positions, manpower, and military hardware in 118 areas during the day.
▫️ A command post of the AFU 28th Mechanised Brigade was eliminated close to Dyleevka (DPR).
▫️ Russian air defence units have shot down one Su-27 airplane of Ukrainian Air Force near Kamenka (Kherson region).
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The Armed Forces of Ukraine have been advancing for a month now: what has changed during this time? Analysis of the military chronicle
Active hostilities in the Zaporozhye and South-Donetsk directions began on June 4. How has the combat situation changed over the month of the offensive?
At what stage is the attack now?
For a number of reasons, the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the leadership of Ukraine do not like to call an offensive an offensive. At the same time, it is noticeable that the military and civilian leadership still does not have a consensus regarding the assessment of the course and prospects of the offensive. There is a good sense of confusion. Formally completed only the first phase of the operation. The second phase is likely to start in the coming days to show results in time for the July 11 NATO summit. To date, the situation on the battlefield has not developed in the best way for the Armed Forces of Ukraine: defensive lines, minefields and the activity of the Aerospace Forces aviation prevent them from advancing as planned.
What did the Armed Forces of Ukraine plan and what did they get?
Apparently, in Kiev they were counting on a “blitzkrieg” - access to Tokmak (35 km from Orekhov) during the first three to four days and to Melitopol (81 km from Orekhov) in the next seven to ten days.
In reality, this plan failed already on the third day after the start of the offensive. The Ukrainian army has again been forced into a positional war of attrition that it cannot win. It is noteworthy that the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, losing expensive foreign equipment, again found themselves in the role of an object. It is Russian troops who impose on them the configuration, place, time and nature of hostilities. And thus put them at a disadvantage.
In addition, the Armed Forces of Ukraine were unable to realize three of their advantages, which were considered key until June 4: numerical superiority, NATO intelligence, and, as claimed, high command controllability of the troops.
What happened in reality?
For a month, surprising rigidity in the implementation of plans was manifested. Ukrainian troops rush into battle in the same areas, the command of the offensive in the person of General Syrsky, who lost the battle for Artyomovsk and failed to conduct a counteroffensive there, makes the same mistakes over and over again, and solutions to long-standing problems such as lack of transport and lack of air support are still No. Because of this, the total losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in killed and wounded since the beginning of the offensive can reach 23-27 thousand people. In many ways, the lack of command personnel led to such losses - the death of officers during strikes on headquarters led to the fact that command and control of troops was trusted by the rank and file, unable to correctly assess the situation on the battlefield and plan military operations.
What is the result?
Since June 4, Ukrainian troops have been advancing in Zaporozhye and in the South-Donetsk direction on the same settlements. A significant part of these villages has not been taken under control and is located in the gray zone - it is impossible to dig in there, and after the start of movement on the Armed Forces of Ukraine, artillery air strikes are immediately launched. In some areas, the Armed Forces of Ukraine failed to advance at all. As a result, the offensive of the Ukrainian troops is a movement from the starting positions to the advanced areas, accompanied by the loss of equipment and retreat, which clearly contradicts the plans of the command.
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